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)

Retail Pulse: Microsoft To Open London Flagship; Walmart Hires Tech Exec
Retail Pulse: Microsoft To Open London Flagship; Walmart Hires Tech Exec
May 31, 2019  |  Retail

Technology companies are opening brick-and-mortar stores to let customers try out their products in real life. Microsoft, for instance, plans to open a flagship London...

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How Consumers Browse And Pay With Digital Technology
How Consumers Browse And Pay With Digital Technology
May 30, 2019  |  Retail

With an array of options at their fingertips, consumers find and pay for retail purchases ranging from clothing to cosmetics through a variety of channels....

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Subscription Commerce Companies Expand Offerings To Stay Competitive
Subscription Commerce Companies Expand Offerings To Stay Competitive
May 30, 2019  |  Subscription Commerce

Subscription commerce encompasses such a wide variety of services, from Netflix to wardrobe curation to pet food delivery, it’s no surprise that on average, according...

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Walmart Nabs Ex-Google Exec As CTO, CDO
Walmart Nabs Ex-Google Exec As CTO, CDO
May 28, 2019  |  Personnel

Walmart has hired Suresh Kumar as its new chief technology officer and chief development officer, according to a report. Kumar will report directly to CEO...

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Flipkart, Amazon Not Expected To Help With India’s Antitrust Inquiry
Flipkart, Amazon Not Expected To Help With India’s Antitrust Inquiry
May 28, 2019  |  eCommerce

The Competition Commission of India isn’t likely to get assistance from Walmart and Amazon as it tries to determine the impact eCommerce is having in...

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Amazon To Curb Bulk Orders From Small Suppliers To Cut Costs
Amazon To Curb Bulk Orders From Small Suppliers To Cut Costs
May 28, 2019  |  Amazon

Call it the great purge of 2019? Amazon is reportedly in the midst of reshaping relationships with several of its longtime vendors, according to Bloomberg....

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Tariff Battle May See Mounting Retail Casualties
Tariff Battle May See Mounting Retail Casualties
May 27, 2019  |  Cross Border Commerce

Trade wars leave casualties on the economic battlefield, wounding balance sheets and earnings as the costs to import (and sell) goods mounts. That’s especially true...

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Target Seeks To Purchase Digital Ad Firm
Target Seeks To Purchase Digital Ad Firm
May 26, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Target is reportedly in discussions with Triad Retail Media, the retail advertiser owned by WPP PLC, to acquire it. The Wall Street Journal, citing people...

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The Whole Paycheck Tracker: HQ Enhancements, Empathetic AI And Special Guest Bernie Sanders
The Whole Paycheck Tracker: HQ Enhancements, Empathetic AI And Special Guest Bernie Sanders
May 24, 2019  |  Walmart Amazon whole paycheck

This week Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos got the tech sector’s attention with emerging reports of his “fascination” with the rapidly developing world of autonomous autos....

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