Amazon Vs Walmart news and trends

Amazon and Walmart Tap Imaging Tech to Improve eCommerce Experience
Retail // July 26, 2024

Amazon and Walmart are looking to make the online shopping experience more visual in an effort to boost consumers’ eCommerce engagement. Amazon’s Image Searches Amazon, for its part, has been touting its visual search capabilities with its Amazon Lens tool. The eCommerce giant shared in...

Amazon’s Prime Day Leaves Walmart+ Deal Days in Summer Haze
Retail // July 19, 2024

As Amazon and Walmart compete to win consumers’ retail spending, it seems the former may have had more success with its summer deals event than the latter, widening the gap beyond even last year’s marked disparity.   The eCommerce behemoth shared Thursday (July 18) that...

Walmart Taps Automation in Bid to Broaden Grocery Lead Over Amazon
Retail // July 12, 2024

As Walmart looks to hold its own against Amazon’s growing lead in retail, the company is leaning into its food and beverage stronghold, leveraging automation to scale its omnichannel grocery presence. On Wednesday (July 10), the retail giant announced plans for the future of its...

Price Wars: Amazon and Walmart Escalate Race to the Bottom
Retail // June 28, 2024

This week in the ongoing battle between retail giants Amazon and Walmart, the two companies are upping their discounting efforts in an effort to secure the loyalty of cost-conscious consumers. Amazon, for its part, is reportedly taking a tip from such eCommerce giants as Temu...

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Who’s Faster? Amazon and Walmart Race to Meet Demand for Instant Delivery

August 09, 2024
As retail giants Amazon and Walmart compete to be consumers’ go-to for more of their day-to-day needs, the two companies are looking to delivery times as a key factor influencing shopper loyalty. Amazon, for its part, shared on its Q2 earnings call last week how boosting delivery speeds is increasing consumers’ spending in key consumables […]

Amazon’s Prime Day Leaves Walmart+ Deal Days in Summer Haze

July 19, 2024
As Amazon and Walmart compete to win consumers’ retail spending, it seems the former may have had more success with its summer deals event than the latter, widening the gap...

Walmart Taps Automation in Bid to Broaden Grocery Lead Over Amazon

July 12, 2024
As Walmart looks to hold its own against Amazon’s growing lead in retail, the company is leaning into its food and beverage stronghold, leveraging automation to scale its omnichannel grocery...

Price Wars: Amazon and Walmart Escalate Race to the Bottom

June 28, 2024
This week in the ongoing battle between retail giants Amazon and Walmart, the two companies are upping their discounting efforts in an effort to secure the loyalty of cost-conscious consumers....

Quick Reads
Walmart Gains eCommerce Edge Over Amazon in India

May 21, 2023
Walmart has won a rare eCommerce victory over Amazon thanks to its Indian business. As the Financial Times (FT) reported Saturday (May 20), Walmart’s $16 billion purchase of majority ownership of Indian online retailer Flipkart in 2018 was initially criticized, but Walmart has been vindicated. “Did Walmart overpay for Flipkart at that time? Yes. But were they able to […]

Walmart Woos Consumers With 3-Week Sales Event for Walmart+ Subscription Service

February 24, 2022
Walmart launching a three-week program of sales with the goal of adding new members and keeping existing members of the Walmart+ subscription service, CNBC reported Thursday (Feb. 24). The sales,...

Grocery Battle Continues As Walmart Expands Pickup Service

September 30, 2015
It’s usually only schoolchildren that settle their differences with a scuffle in the cafeteria, but if Walmart has any say, the retail giant could be picking the world’s biggest food...