The bigger warehouse story behind the Walmart consumer demand issues
Even as Walmart and Target report weakening demand, warehouses remain full due to pandemic “just in case” thinking and the build up of inventory ahead of the holiday season.
Walmart CEO says TikTok deal would help make social media more shoppable
Walmart CEO Doug McMillon said Thursday that the retailer wants to own part of popular video app TikTok because it sees social media as a huge business opportunity and a powerful way to reach customers.
Walmart Canada is seeking to hire 10,000 staff immediately
Walmart Canada is seeking to immediately hire 10,000 staff. Positions will be in warehouses and in stores, in customer service and order picking roles.
Walmart rolling out new airport-inspired, digitally-enabled store design
Walmart has unveiled an airport-inspired, digitally-enabled store design that it plans to start rolling out this year.
Walmart is teaming up with Microsoft on TikTok bid
Walmart said it’s teaming up with Microsoft in a bid for TikTok.
Walmart surpasses Amazon in online grocery share
Walmart has overtaken Amazon in share of online grocery transactions, according to TABS Analytics’ 8th Annual Food and Beverage Consumables Study.
Walmart Q2 results crush estimates, as e-commerce sales jump 97%
Walmart posted its biggest earnings surprise in 31 years Tuesday as shoppers rushed in to spend their stimulus checks, and online sales nearly doubled during the coronavirus pandemic.
Walmart and Instacart partner for same-day delivery in fight against Amazon’s Whole Foods
Walmart is partnering with Instacart to offer same-day delivery starting in a few U.S. markets, making it the latest major grocery chain to team up with Instacart in its fight against Amazon and Whole Foods.
First Look: Walmart's new self-checkout store
The discount giant is officially confirming mid-June media reports that it opened a pilot supercenter format in Fayetteville, Ark. that replaces traditional, in-person checkout lanes with self-checkout kiosks. Instead of arranging POS terminals in lanes, the store has a front-end layout in which 34 registers line the edges of a wide-open area.
Walmart’s experiment with robotics
The response from store employees has been even more surprising: they recognize that the robots are there to help, have given them names, which they then display on a badge with that name, and are happy to explain their role to customers, even after the trial period during which they were accompanied by staff. Walmart staff are thankful to the robots for relieving them of the task of shelf checking, and consider them a tool at their service, a technology that helps them or works for them. In other words, they don’t see themselves under threat of being replaced.