by - February 1, 2018 3:46 pm
Walmart may have cracked the code on how to grow global market share against Amazon and Alibaba when in 2016 it sold its online business Yihoadian in China to JD.com…
by - December 6, 2017 5:22 pm
Walmart and the Walmart Foundation donated grants totaling $442,000 to 11 nonprofits in central Arkansas as part of its “Day of Giving” event. In a ceremony at the Walmart on…
by - June 2, 2016 1:39 pm
Walmart continues to test drones to help improve efficiencies in its massive warehouse operations. Shekar Natarajan, vice president of last mile and emerging sciences, demonstrated the drone technology at the…
by - May 16, 2016 5:29 pm
As promised Walmart is rolling out Walmart Pay, its version of mobile pay, to more than 600 stores in Arkansas and Texas, the retail giant noted Monday (May 16). The…
by - May 12, 2016 3:54 pm
Walmart is going to use its own expansive e-commerce distribution network and employ several regional carriers to help it shave one day from its 3-day home delivery guarantee for Shipping…
by - October 6, 2015 11:25 am
Test, learn, fail and try again and again has been the Walmart way for decades so it comes as no surprise that the retailer is once again testing a new…
by - October 5, 2015 4:46 pm
Test, learn, fail and try again and again has been the Walmart way for decades so it comes as no surprise that the retailer is once again testing a new…
by - September 17, 2015 9:14 am
Walmart will hire 60,000 workers to help the retailer through the holiday shopping cycle, with 1,245 of those short-term hires to be in Arkansas, the company announced Thursday (Sept. 17)…
by - August 31, 2015 6:14 pm
Media reports of Wal-Mart Stores CEO Doug McMillon asking store managers to reduce worker hours to better align with sales projections are not entirely accurate, according to Wal-Mart spokesman Kory…
by - July 9, 2015 12:09 pm
Walmart U.S. plans to hire up to 95 people for a new Neighborhood Market now under construction on U.S. 71 South in Fort Smith. The store, with an address of…
by - June 16, 2015 4:34 pm
Wal-Mart says its $1 billion investment in people is already starting to pay off as cashier turnover in the front-end of its stores began to slow the day the $9…
by - April 27, 2015 5:01 pm
Wal-Mart Stores has licenses to sell beer and wine at 546 locations across Texas, but the retail giant wants more and recently filed suit against the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission…
by - April 18, 2015 11:11 pm
Retail giant Wal-Mart Stores confirmed Friday (April 17) plans to eliminate the role of zone managers in its U.S. stores in the coming weeks. This impacts 14,000 workers who were…
by - March 17, 2015 2:22 pm
Grocery is a business of thin margins but it is about 56% of Wal-Mart’s total annual U.S. sales. Getting it right is of the upmost importance to Walmart U.S. CEO…
by - March 9, 2015 6:56 pm
Walking more than a mile to work, Lisa Pietro, a produce handler at a Wal-Mart Store in Winter Haven, Fla., said the $8.95 per hour she earns after two years…
by - January 15, 2015 1:18 pm
Target is saying “Adios” to Canada as the retailer announced plans to shutter its 133 stores that it opened in that market in the past two years. Insiders see it…
by - December 22, 2014 3:18 pm
Walmart U.S. CEO Greg Foran told analysts in October that he planned to address meat quality issues and improve the fresh and private label offering at Walmart Supercenters and Neighborhood…
by - November 13, 2014 5:10 pm
President George W. Bush will be signing copies of his book: 41: A Portrait of My Father at the Walmart supercenter in Bentonville on Saturday (Nov. 15) beginning at 10…
by - October 15, 2014 7:36 pm
Greg Foran has had an “unvarnished” view of store operations at Walmart U.S., and he said restoring balance between inventory and sales is needed to improve lackluster margins. He admitted…
by - September 18, 2014 3:42 pm
Fascination with 3D printing continues to brew in the retail industry and toymaker Hasbro is taking a 3D event on the road to 10 Walmart Supercenters, including the store at…
