by - October 16, 2025 5:43 pm
The internet of things (IoT) technology has been around for two decades, but Walmart is now investing in San Diego-based Wiliot to deploy its smart sensors in the retail giant’s…
by - October 15, 2025 12:02 pm
U.S. online grocery sales surged to $12.5 billion in September, a 31% increase over the previous year, according to the latest shopper survey from Brick Meets Click and Mercatus. A…
by - October 14, 2025 3:47 pm
It was 1985, and Walmart had 882 stores with annual sales of $8.4 billion and roughly 104,000 employees. The retailer was expanding in Colorado and Wisconsin. But that was also…
by - October 9, 2025 7:05 pm
Walmart handed out more than 100 golden tickets to business owners hoping to get products in the retailer’s system. The retail giant hosted more than 500 companies from 47 states;…
by - October 9, 2025 1:35 pm
Consumer spending was strong in September compared to the same period last year, lifting sales by 5.42%, according to Thursday’s (Oct. 9) report from the National Retail Federation’s Retail Monitor….
by - October 7, 2025 6:45 pm
Hopeful entrepreneurs filed into the Sam Walton Auditorium early Tuesday (Oct. 7) for Walmart’s 12th Annual Open Call event. It is the 40th anniversary for the effort to buy goods…
by - October 6, 2025 12:54 pm
In Walmart’s quest for faster online e-commerce delivery, the retailer plans to build a $300 million fulfillment center in Kings Mountain, N.C. Walmart said the 1.2 million-square-foot facility will open…
by - October 2, 2025 3:48 pm
Two-day delivery used to be table stakes for retailers just a few years ago. But times have changed, and consumers want products faster and faster, according to David Guggina, chief…
by - October 1, 2025 3:12 pm
Add Walmart to the list of retailers and food producers making ingredient changes after pressure to do so from Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr., through his “Make…
by - October 1, 2025 12:58 pm
Perceptions of food and financial insecurity are at the highest rate since August 2023, according to a Dunnhumby consumer survey. The data found that 35% of American families with children…
by - September 29, 2025 3:07 pm
Halloween is a month away, yet retailers have had their merchandise out since late August with the hopes that consumers buy early. The National Retail Federation (NRF) found 49% of…
by - September 26, 2025 1:42 pm
As economic uncertainty continues to weigh on consumers, holiday sales in the United States are expected to grow at their slowest rate since the pandemic, according to early read reports…
by - September 23, 2025 3:59 pm
Bentonville, Fayetteville, Rogers and Springdale sales tax revenue totaled $9.736 million in the September report, down 1.79% from the year-ago period. Bentonville had a 19.92% decline for the period, which…
by - September 21, 2025 11:21 am
In the age of personalization, Walmart is taking advantage with its bakery business, which rings up about $3 million a week from cakes decorated in its U.S. stores. The cake…
by - September 19, 2025 3:31 pm
The unpredictable economic times around sustained inflation, cautious consumers and volatile trade policy have small businesses more concerned for the balance of the year. A small business survey in late…
by - September 18, 2025 12:10 pm
Smithers-Oasis Co. is diving into retail with a Walmart deal secured at the Open Call held in Bentonville last October. The company operates in 19 countries, distributing wholesale products to…
by - September 17, 2025 2:50 pm
Rachel Brand, Walmart head of global governance and chief legal officer, has announced she will leave the retailer at the end of the company’s fiscal year on Jan. 31. Brand…
by - September 16, 2025 4:17 pm
Consumers continue to turn to online shopping for their grocery needs, sending August sales up nearly 14% year over year to a record $11.2 billion, according to Brick Meets Click…
by - September 15, 2025 10:07 am
Back-to-school shopping and purchases made to get ahead of potential tariff impacts pushed retail spending up 6.81% in August compared with August 2024, according to the National Retail Federation Retail…
by - September 9, 2025 7:31 pm
Walmart, the sole owner of South African retailer Massmart, plans to open Walmart branded stores in South Africa later this year. The retailer noted the action at its first Growth…
