Tag "Walmart"
AI could have USD 1.6 thousand billion impact in North America by 2030
Retailers could benefit from the use of AI to varying degrees, according to the “2024 AI Readiness Index” of IHL Group. This article is available for reading in Trade magazin...
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Unilever Strikes Climate Deals With Walmart And Others
Unilever has agreed sustainability deals with its top ten retail customers, including Walmart, aimed at cutting greenhouse gas emissions and minimising waste in its supply chain, the consumer giant’s CEO...
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Naomi Osaka launches her own vegan suncare line
Finding that people of colour are an afterthought in suncare research and discourse, former world number one tennis player Naomi Osaka has created her KINLÒ brand. This article is available...
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Greenwashing wouldn’t be enough today
According to the Consumer Goods Sustainability Report 2024 by Accenture, 85% of FMCG companies have sped up their sustainability efforts in response to changing consumer demands and regulatory pressure. This...
Read moreA new type of fraud has been noticed at self-service cash registers
In the city of Spring, Texas, a new type of fraud has come to light at Walmart’s self-service checkouts, which was brought to the attention of an observant customer. An...
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Walmart owns the top 5 private label brands
Numerator’s updated Private Label Trends Tracker has found that nearly all U.S. households purchased private label products in grocery, health and beauty, household, and home and garden categories over the last 12 months,...
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Walmart brings food waste reduction tech to 1.4K stores
The retailer partnered with organics recycler Denali to install technology that separates food from packaging in the back of Walmart and Sam’s Club locations. Walmart Inc. is rolling out technology to help store...
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55% of Gen Z have made an online purchase while browsing social media
A new survey from Walmart and Morning Consult indicates that social media is becoming a key platform for product discovery. Indicating the importance of social commerce, more than half (55%)...
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Walmart Canada to debut sensory-friendly store hours
Walmart Canada is launching a new initiative to make its stores more inclusive to all shoppers. The retailer is adding sensory-friendly hours at stores across Canada with the aim to make shopping...
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New York State Mandates Panic Buttons in Retail Stores, Walmart Opposes Changes
The New York State Senate recently passed a bill that would require major retail chains, including Walmart, to place panic buttons in easily accessible locations in their stores. The bill,...
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Walmart to remove self-checkouts from some of its stores
Following Target, Dollar General and other chains, Walmart has begun to recalibrate its strategy for self-checkouts and the checkout experience. Walmart is removing self- checkouts in some of its stores...
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Walmart to bring electronic shelf labels to thousands of stores
The retailer expects to deploy the technology to 2,300 locations by 2026 in a bid to improve efficiency and customer service. Walmart is looking to electronic shelf labels to help...
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Walmart launches new private label food range called “bettergoods”
US-based Walmart has launched a new private label food brand, under which the majority of products sold will be priced below USD 5. This article is available for reading in...
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Walmart launching beta of customer behavior solution for suppliers
Walmart will provide a broader range of shopper insights to its supplier partners. On Wednesday, June 5, 2024, the retail giant’s Walmart Data Ventures division is rolling out the beta...
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Retail trade 2023: rationalising consumers, technological development
In this article we try to paint a picture of what happened in retail trade last year. 2023 was a challenging year for the food sector in Europe and overseas....
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Self-checkouts also need a better strategy to succeed
Grocery Dive’s report on self-service checkouts and Mordor Intelligence’s forecast suggest that the self-service checkout market can grow by an average of 10.2% per year between 2024 and 2028. This...
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Walmart to cut hundreds of corporate jobs, bring remote workers back in
Walmart is cutting hundreds of corporate positions and asking some workers to relocate from smaller offices to larger locations, according to Supermarket News that refers to a report in the...
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Walmart reportedly reducing in-store waste with AI
A new Walmart pilot reportedly provides store associates with artificial intelligence insight on products that may be close to expiration. According to CNBC, Walmart is testing an in-house-developed, AI-based solution...
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Walmart Health Centers Are Closing
Citing lack of profitability, retailer shuttering all 51 clinics In a surprise move, Walmart (Bentonville, Ark.) has decided to close all 51 of its Health Centers. After operating a growing...
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Amazon Launches Low-Cost Grocery Delivery Subscription Plan In The US
E-commerce giant Amazon.com has launched a new grocery delivery subscription in the United States for members of its Prime programme and customers who are recipients of the government food assistance...
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Aldi US doubles down on EDLP price promise
Aldi Süd in the USA highlights the low-price appeal of its discount model. The retailer especially emphasizes the simplicity and inclusiveness of its EDLP strategy. The discounter challenges the paid...
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Walmart leads annual ranking of top 50 global retailers
Két amerikai székhelyű kiskereskedelmi óriás áll az 50 legjobb globális kiskereskedő éves rangsorának élén, amely 2023 eleji működési teljesítményük alapján készült. Megőrizte első helyét a Walmart a National Retail Federation...
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Artificial intelligence is already revolutionising retail
In this article we would like to show – by using practical examples – that artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer just a promising future technology, but an increasingly dominant...
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Kroger to close 3 e-commerce facilities
The grocer said it will shutter one spoke warehouse in South Florida and two others in Texas in late May. Kroger’s decision to close delivery facilities in two key states...
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Another Walmart bouquet! – The picture of the day
Of course, our “usual” series of pictures from the American store chain is not Walmart-specific, but American-wonderbug-specific. There are simply hundreds of them on the net, and we can choose...
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Walmart piloted an RFID receipt check. It didn’t work out.
Walmart recently discontinued a test of a machine that verified purchases people made using the retailer’s scan-and-go checkout solution at one of its stores in Bentonville, Arkansas, a spokesperson for...
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Kroger joins grocers working to protect pollinators
Kroger will soon require all of its fresh produce suppliers to implement integrated pest management practices Kroger has joined Whole Foods, Walmart, and Giant Eagle in an effort to protect...
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Kroger was the most visited grocery store in the US in 2023
According to a summary report titled Grocery Sector in 2023 and made by retail data company Placer.ai, almost 19% of annual grocery store sales in 2023 were realised by Kroger...
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Walmart buys Vizio for $2.3B as retail media race turns to streaming
Retail media networks are shifting focus to areas like connected TV and streaming to increase their ability to reach consumers. Walmart has agreed to acquire TV maker Vizio for $2.3...
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Unilever teams up with Perfect Day to develop lactose-free ice cream
The product will be sold under Unilever’s Breyers brand at retailers across the US. Unilever has partnered with US-based animal-free dairy producer Perfect Day to launch a new lactose-free ice...
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