Walmart has rapidly accelerated its omnichannel efforts over the past year, making the retailer even more competitive with Amazon: “It recently announced a deal that will undoubtedly help draw...
READ MOREWalmart is taking action against “Grinch bots,” programs that purchase high-demand items for resale, so that real customers can get what they want and need for the holidays: “And...
READ MOREWalmart is increasing its omnichannel options throughout the world: “Whether by building innovative distribution center formats to deliver products faster or by launching our shopping apps in...
READ MOREA stretched shipping system may not be able to cope with holiday deliveries, possibly causing gift delays: “UPS and rival FedEx have raised shipping fees, added surcharges for peak deliveries,...
READ MOREDoug McMillon wants to measure the success of Walmart+ in terms of member satisfaction, not just sales or membership numbers: “McMillon said the big-box retailer wants to gradually add perks...
READ MOREThis year’s Cyber Monday has set records for online sales: “Fully one-quarter of the day’s sales — $2.7 billion — were made during the so-called “golden hours of...
READ MOREIndependent and small brands saw huge gains over Black Friday/Cyber Monday: “Black Friday/Cyber Monday sales from Shopify’s merchants, largely small and independent brands, demonstrate retail...
READ MOREWalmart has plans to acquire much of JoyRun, a peer-to-peer last-mile delivery app: “Walmart plans to acquire the platform, intellectual property and staff of last-mile delivery app JoyRun for...
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