Walmart Inc. will stop selling cigarettes in some U.S. stores — including some locations in Arkansas, California, Florida and New Mexico — after a yearslong debate among the company’s management about the issue, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday (March 28). The company is replacing...
Walmart announced Wednesday (March 16) plans to hire more than 50,000 U.S. workers in the first quarter of this year to strengthen its stores and fulfillment centers. According to an announcement on the company website, the giant retailer said the new workers would take on...
Walmart’s Mexico unit is looking at doubling the number of people connected to its mobile phone service this year, Reuters reported Tuesday (March 15). The service is called BAIT or Bodega Aurrera Internet y Telefonia, and it reportedly services over 2 million residents of the...
Walmart Global Tech on Tuesday (March 15) announced it is hiring more than 5,000 associates globally this fiscal year and adding hubs in Toronto and Atlanta, according to a blog post Tuesday (March 15) by Suresh Kumar, EVP, chief technology officer and chief development officer,...
Walmart is rolling out a new partnership with Spotify, the popular music streaming service, to offer new benefits for Walmart+ subscription members, a company blog said. Starting Tuesday (March 8), Walmart+ members will have access to Spotify Premium for six months for free. Members can...
Walmart will be making it less expensive for customers to send money to Mexico, a press release said. Customers will now be able to send money from any of the retailer’s stores in the U.S. to any in Mexico, for around $2.50 per transaction, on...
Walmart launched Choose My Model, a virtual tool powered by computer vision and artificial intelligence on the company’s website and app that allows shoppers to pick a person who resembles their height, shape and skin tone to show how clothes would fit, according to a...
Walmart is exploring eCommerce innovations, which will offer customers more ways to get home delivery, according to a company blog post. The company is building more automated fulfillment centers attached to existing stores. It will also be experimenting with autonomous trucks and using its own workers...
Walmart has announced it will be offering incentives to new Walmart Fulfillment Services (WFS) sellers, a company blog post said. WFS was rolled out two years ago this month, and last year U.S. gross market value fulfilled by WFS grew by 500%. The retail giant...
