walmart

Walmart Inc. is an American multinational retail corporation that operates a chain of hypermarkets, discount department stores, and grocery stores, headquartered in Bentonville, Arkansas. The company was founded by Sam Walton in 1962 and incorporated on October 31, 1969.

(source: corporate.walmart.com)

Walmart To Kick Off Early Holiday Deals This Friday
Walmart To Kick Off Early Holiday Deals This Friday
October 23, 2019  |  Walmart

Walmart is starting its holiday shopping season early, citing less shopping days between Thanksgiving and Christmas. The retailer is advertising deals for the season “earlier...

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How Consumers Are Upping Their Connected Device Usage
How Consumers Are Upping Their Connected Device Usage
October 22, 2019  |  Retail

Increasingly, the physical and digital worlds are converging. Consumers own and use connected devices more than ever before, while brick-and-mortar retail is transforming the in-store...

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Retail Pulse: Madewell Teams With thredUP; Walmart Rolls Out InHome Delivery
Retail Pulse: Madewell Teams With thredUP; Walmart Rolls Out InHome Delivery
October 18, 2019  |  Retail

Brick-and-mortar retailers are joining forces with online reCommerce companies to bring pre-owned merchandise into their stores, adding to their sustainability efforts. Madewell, for instance, is...

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Walmart Unveils Toy Lab For The Holiday Season
Walmart Unveils Toy Lab For The Holiday Season
October 17, 2019  |  Retail

To let children try out this year’s most in-demand toys from their computers or tablets, Walmart and choice-driven entertainment company eko unveiled the Walmart Toy...

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Mattel, Walmart To Sell Toys Via Interactive Video
Mattel, Walmart To Sell Toys Via Interactive Video
October 16, 2019  |  Retail

Walmart and Mattel are trying new ways to sell toys to children, with an interactive video store featuring different “floors” with toys. The Wall Street...

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Walmart Takes Part In $71M Funding Of Smart Lock Firm
Walmart Takes Part In $71M Funding Of Smart Lock Firm
October 16, 2019  |  Investments

Smart lock startup Level Home has raised over $71 million in funding from Walmart, Hut 8 Ventures, and home construction and real estate company Lennar....

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Walmart Unveils InHome Grocery Delivery
Walmart Unveils InHome Grocery Delivery
October 15, 2019  |  Retail

With an offering that brings groceries right to the refrigerators of consumers, Walmart is rolling out a new grocery delivery service. InHome grocery delivery comes at an...

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Walmart Subsidizes Vendor Price Cuts To Gain Edge Over Amazon
Walmart Subsidizes Vendor Price Cuts To Gain Edge Over Amazon
October 14, 2019  |  eCommerce

Price wars usually only have one winner: Consumers. Price wars tend to be decent short term strategies to lock in customers.  But then, what happens...

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Top News In Payments: Alipay Says ‘No’ To Crypto, Shopify Rolls Out Experts Marketplace
Top News In Payments: Alipay Says ‘No’ To Crypto, Shopify Rolls Out Experts Marketplace
October 11, 2019  |  News

Today in the payments news roundup, Alipay says it will ban bitcoin and digital currency-related transactions. Also, Shopify has rolled out a gig marketplace focused...

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