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“These are exciting times in retail given the pace and magnitude of change. We have strengths and assets to build on and are making progress to position the company for the future,” said Doug...

Any large company faces controversy, and Walmart, which would be larger than Norway if it were a country, has certainly faced its share. One of the areas that garners plenty of headlines is the...

Walmart and rival Target are both important retailers. But which is more powerful? There have been quite a few recent explorations in the media pitting the two against each other. Business Insider...

Walmart CIO Karenann Terrell spoke at the SAP SAPPHIRE conference in Orlando, Florida, earlier this year. “Any technology company not focused on speed,” she was quoted as saying in Chain...

John Zogby has been following specific segments of America since 2000. One group is what he calls “Walmart Weekly Shoppers” — the people who head to Walmart once a week to stock up...

Where will you find the largest concentration of Walmart-owned stores? You might think it would be in Arkansas, or maybe in one of the more populous states, but you’d be wrong. Puerto Rico has...

Shelley Broader recently met with Lagos state governor Akinwunmi Ambode to work out final details about the Walmart stores which will soon be opening in Lagos, Nigeria. Ambode announced that his...

Walmart had three small wind power installations in three different store parking lots, but one has now been removed. The 12 turbines at a Worcester, Massachusetts, Walmart Supercenter were in place...

Once you have your brand established in social media, it’s time to look for more options, and one of the most effective for CPG companies is brand ambassador activation or influencer marketing....