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Walmart’s marketplace has exceeded 200,000 active sellers for the first time, driven by its fastest seller acquisition rate ever. In just five months, 44,000 new sellers joined, nearly matching...

Walmart has rapidly expanded its dominance in the U.S. grocery market, overtaking regional leaders like Giant Eagle in Pittsburgh and securing the top spot in several metro areas. Its success is...

A new labor contract for Canada Post employees remains distant after 18 months of negotiations, with the union yet to respond to the company’s “final offers.” Talks have stalled despite...

Walmart’s Bettergoods private label, launched in April 2024, has quickly approached $500 million in sales. Approximately 40% of customers are repeat buyers, indicating strong customer satisfaction....

Walmart’s fintech arm, OnePay, is launching two new credit cards in partnership with Synchrony, a major player in retail cards, set to begin this fall. This move follows Walmart’s split from...

Walmart has launched Sparky, a GenAI-powered shopping assistant available via the “Ask Sparky” button in the Walmart app. Sparky helps customers find items, compare products, and plan for...

Walmart and Wing, Alphabet’s drone delivery company, are expanding their partnership to over 100 stores across five new cities—Atlanta, Charlotte, Houston, Orlando, and Tampa—while continuing...

Walmart’s 2025 Retail Rewired Report highlights how agentic AI is central to retail transformation. The report finds trust in AI-based shopping recommendations now rivals influencer endorsements,...

Walmart is raising prices on numerous items, with some increases exceeding 40%, following cost pressures linked to tariffs. Toy prices, in particular, saw sharp rises due to reliance on Chinese...