by - March 5, 2022 8:55 am
Walmart has made no secret of expanding financial services products to its shopper base. The retail giant has joined forces with several financial technology (fintech) startups with plans to create…
by - November 29, 2021 8:11 am
On Monday (Nov. 29), Walmart Inc. announced a transition plan to replace Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Brett Biggs. The company said Biggs would begin transitioning from the…
by - September 29, 2021 3:44 pm
Walmart is the latest retailer to announce ambitious hiring plans ahead of what is expected to be a record holiday season. The retail giant said Wednesday (Sept. 29) it plans…
by - July 25, 2021 9:05 am
Walmart’s responses to the COVID-19 pandemic and the death of George Floyd were reoccurring topics in its 2021 summary report on environmental, social and governance issues (ESG). Walmart recently released…
by - June 3, 2021 12:49 pm
Summer internships remain a vital way for college graduates or those soon-to-be the opportunity to test the waters in particular fields like retail, technology, finance or supply chain. While many…
by - November 20, 2020 2:04 pm
Bentonville-based Walmart said its corporate workforce in the U.S. will not return to their offices until July 5, 2021, at the earliest. The memo from Donna Morris, chief people officer…
by - September 17, 2020 2:08 pm
Walmart Inc. announced Thursday (Sept. 17) significant changes to employment in its U.S. stores that will mean pay raises for some of its workers. In a blog post from Walmart…
by - July 11, 2020 9:17 am
Walmart’s corporate employees in Bentonville have mostly been working remotely from home since mid-March. But the retail giant has plans to return them Aug. 17, making room for up to…
by - June 3, 2020 2:23 pm
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Walmart Inc. made history Wednesday (June 3) with its first-ever virtual shareholder’s meeting. It lasted just under one hour, including a question-and-answer segment with company executives. …
by - March 19, 2020 9:19 pm
Walmart, the nation’s largest private employer, said Thursday (March 19) it plans to hire 150,000 hourly associates in the U.S. and announced $550 million in cash bonuses to reward workers…
by - February 25, 2020 12:38 pm
Walmart U.S. CEO John Furner and Marc Lore, CEO of Walmart U.S. eCommerce, sent an internal email Tuesday (Feb. 25) to announce several changes to the merchandising division. According to…
by - February 12, 2020 12:02 pm
Walmart continues to make personnel changes as the retailer’s new fiscal year gets underway. The latest realignment is taking place in the company’s vast marketing division, headed up by chief…
by - February 11, 2020 11:25 am
In early 2018, Structurlam Mass Timber Corp. hired Hardy Wentzel as its new CEO. He had a prioritized strategic plan: Expand the Canadian-based manufacturing company with a southern U.S. facility….
by - October 1, 2019 10:27 am
As it begins the years-long task of building a new corporate campus in Bentonville, Walmart Inc. continues to make arrangements for temporary office space for hundreds of employees. The company’s…
by - August 21, 2019 12:17 pm
Walmart’s new home office campus is taking shape as Gensler, a global architecture firm, was chosen to oversee the massive building project from start to finish. In a blog post…
by - August 15, 2019 11:06 am
Amid trade wars, negative yield curves in the bond market and recent mass shootings in two of its stores, Walmart delivered strong second-quarter results. According to Thursday’s (Aug. 15) earnings…
by - August 14, 2019 10:37 am
The construction of Walmart’s new corporate campus in Bentonville will take years to be achieved, and is just now in the early stages of development. On Wednesday (Aug. 14), company…
by - May 28, 2019 2:32 pm
Walmart has tapped Google executive Suresh Kumar as its new elevated chief technology officer and chief development officer. Kumar brings 25 years of technology leadership and insights from his work…
by - January 16, 2019 1:44 pm
Walmart announced this week its new high-tech consolidation center under construction in Colton, Calif., is slated to come online in July. The 340,000-square-foot facility will be the first in Walmart’s…
by - October 2, 2018 4:08 pm
With half the women in the U.S. wearing a size 14 or higher, Walmart has seized another opportunity to expand its e-commerce fashion offerings with the pending acquisition of Eloquii,…
