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)

Mexico Gov’t Blocks Walmart’s Plans To Buy Cornershop
Mexico Gov’t Blocks Walmart’s Plans To Buy Cornershop
June 20, 2019  |  Retail

Mexican antitrust regulators blocked Walmart’s plans to buy delivery app Cornershop, according to a report by Reuters. Cornershop Co-Founder Oskar Hjertonsson said on Twitter that...

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Retailers Find New Innovation Fuel Against Amazon
Retailers Find New Innovation Fuel Against Amazon
June 20, 2019  |  Retail

Here’s some news: Amazon is not unbeatable. No, that doesn’t mean that PYMNTS takes sides in the struggle for retail supremacy, but only that we...

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Walmart Eyes Robo-Vans For Warehouses
Walmart Eyes Robo-Vans For Warehouses
June 20, 2019  |  Delivery

Walmart is planning to use self-driving cars to transport products between warehouses in the hopes of slashing costs and boosting efficiency. Walmart spokeswoman Molly Blakeman...

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Why Pets Are Pulling Retail Innovation’s Leash
Why Pets Are Pulling Retail Innovation’s Leash
June 18, 2019  |  Retail

Pet retail is having a moment, with innovation and other efforts helping merchants better reach owners of dogs, cats and other household animals. The new...

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Walmart Adds ‘Delivery Unlimited’ Grocery Offering
Walmart Adds ‘Delivery Unlimited’ Grocery Offering
June 17, 2019  |  Retail

Walmart is making the latest entry into the grocery delivery wars — now an active battleground between Walmart, Amazon and Target for who can get...

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The Amazon/Walmart Whole Paycheck Tracker: Rethinking And Realigning
The Amazon/Walmart Whole Paycheck Tracker: Rethinking And Realigning
June 14, 2019  |  Walmart Amazon whole paycheck

While this tracker normally focuses entirely on the moves and counter-moves of Walmart and Amazon as they race for the greater share of the consumer’s...

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Retailers See An eCommerce Boom
Retailers See An eCommerce Boom
June 14, 2019  |  Retail

A number of retailers have recently seen a surge in eCommerce sales. Lululemon revealed this week that online sales this past quarter increased 35 percent,...

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Bitcoin Daily: FDA Pegs Walmart, IBM For Blockchain Pilot; Wyoming State Embraces Blockchain
Bitcoin Daily: FDA Pegs Walmart, IBM For Blockchain Pilot; Wyoming State Embraces Blockchain
June 14, 2019  |  Bitcoin

IBM, KPMG, Merck, and Walmart announced that they have been selected by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a pilot program that...

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Facebook To Buy Stake in India’s Meesho Marketplace
Facebook To Buy Stake in India’s Meesho Marketplace
June 13, 2019  |  eCommerce

Social media company Facebook is going to buy a stake in Meesho, an Indian eCommerce startup that connects people re-selling a variety of items with...

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