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Top 25 global retailers thrive amidst challenges to post 7.1% YoY revenue growth in 2022, reveals GlobalData

Despite the challenges of high inflation rates, labor shortages, and disruptions in the supply chain, the top 25 publicly traded global retailers* achieved a remarkable year-on-year (YoY) revenue growth of...

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Are health and wellness subscriptions the next frontier for grocers?

Hy-Vee and Amazon have recently ventured into memberships that bundle wellness services, and sources say other grocers will likely follow suit. Last week, Hy-Vee unveiled a health and wellness subscription...

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Walmart tries to lure economising shoppers with affordable Easter meals

In the USA Walmart is offering Easter meals and bundles at affordable prices, hoping that more customers will visit its stores at a time when egg prices have skyrocketed, and...

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Supermarkets outscore Amazon in online grocery satisfaction poll

Supermarkets outscored Amazon as well as mass merchandisers Walmart and Target in a recent online grocery satisfaction survey conducted by The Feedback Group. Supermarkets scored 4.40 out of five points...

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Walmart lays off hundreds of workers at five US fulfilment centres

In the USA hundreds of workers at five Walmart fulfilment centres are being asked to find jobs within 90 days at other Walmart locations. The impacted workers would receive their...

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Walmart+ offering 20K free memberships for Mother’s Day promotion

Walmart plans to give away 20,000 Walmart+ memberships to new moms next month ahead of Mother’s Day. The promotion is in partnership with the Pampers hospital gift bag program. Starting...

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Walmart eliminating single-use bags in more states

Walmart is expanding sustainable choices, helping reduce waste and introducing new circular business models. In celebration of Earth Week, the retail giant detailed some of its customer initiatives to advance...

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Walmart accounts for the most U.S. grocery dollars, Aldi tops for value

Walmart accounts for the most U.S. grocery dollars, almost twice that of Kroger. That’s one of the findings of MarketForce’s “US Grocery Benchmark Study: Consumer Experiences & Competitive Benchmarks,” which...

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Nike tops list of teens’ fave clothing, footwear brands

Teen self-reported spending was up 2% year over year, with males lead the growth in spending with an increase of 6%, according to Piper Sandler Companies 45th semi-annual “Taking Stock...

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Walmart to increase the number of its health centre locations in 2024

Walmart will open 28 new healthcare centres in the United States next year; the first ones will be in Missouri and Arizona. By the end of 2024, the nation’s largest...

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Publix, Kroger, Fresh Market and Albertsons among ‘Most Trustworthy Companies in America’

Publix, WinCo Foods and The Kroger Co. took the top spots in the grocery/convenience store category in Newsweek’s “Most Trustworthy Companies in America” survey, which ranked 700 U.S. companies in...

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Nissin puts breakfast (and noodles) in a cup

For many people, the most essential cup at breakfast time is that first mug of coffee. Noodle giant Nissin Foods USA is hoping to change that with its Cup Noodles...

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Self-Driving Startup Gatik Strikes Deal With Kroger

Self-driving trucking startup Gatik will double its workforce by year end, a top executive said, after it announced a deal on Wednesday with grocer Kroger to transport goods within its...

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The price-cutting battle of retail chains in Hungary seems to be unique

Spring this year seems to have brought not only weather relief, but also an easing of inflation worldwide. But while in Hungary a price war between chains seemed to have...

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Walmart develops e-commerce website for SMEs

Walmart Business is the name of the e-commerce website that Walmart has developed especially for SMEs. The website offers a selection of more than 100,000 items, and is meant to...

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Walmart warns employees not to share corporate secrets with ChatGPT

American retail giant Walmart issued an internal memo to its staff, urging not to disclose any confidential, financial or customer-related information to generative AI tools like ChatGPT. The leaked memo...

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Asda Looks To Upgrade Online Grocery Business

Asda has announced a new partnership as it seeks to transition its online grocery business onto its own platform, from previous owner Walmart’s managed systems. The programme will see Publicis...

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Walmart Pushes Back As Major Product Suppliers Ask For Higher Prices

Walmart is warning major packaged goods makers that it can no longer stomach their price hikes, pitching its own private-label products to shoppers as less-expensive alternatives to suppliers’ name-brand goods....

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(HU) Nincs még meg az Amazonnak a szupermarketek sikerreceptje

Amazon.com Inc, the online retailer long feared to disrupt the grocery sector, believes it has fallen short. The company has paused expansion of its Fresh supermarkets and cashier-less convenience stores...

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Billa, Walmart… Hungarians would welcome these international supermarket chains with open arms

Buyers would like to see several other global companies in Hungary, but they would not only buy food or clothes, but also beauty products in the newly established stores, reports...

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Beyond Meat’s plant-based steak available in more than 5,000 US stores

Beyond Meat officially launched its plant-based beef tips: Beyond Steak is available in more than 5,000 Kroger and Walmart stores nationwide, as well as some Albertsons and Ahold divisions. The...

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The accident as a tabloid photographer – Picture of the day

Miracle bugs, situations, absurdities: for collectors of funny photos, the sales floor of Walmart stores can be like the scene of accidents for a tabloid photographer: spill the beans! If...

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The charm of the department store – Picture of the day

The Internet constantly “mediates” from God’s zoo and from the American department store chain Walmart. To our delight: a great series for Friday!...

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Walmart rolls out October holiday deals event

Retailers are offering early holiday deals to incentivize shoppers to make their holiday purchases well before Black Friday or Cyber Monday. Like Walmart, other retailers like Kohl’s, Amazon and Target...

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Grocery boosts Walmart sales, but profits fall on inflation in Q2

Walmart posted a better-than-expected performance for the second quarter, with companywide revenue and earnings beating analyst estimates. Market share gains in food categories, “strong” private label sales and higher-than-average tickets...

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Walmart marks milestone in carbon reduction effort

Walmart is making significant progress in its initiative to cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from supply chain partners. The discount giant is now more than halfway toward its goal to...

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Walmart Stops Cigarette Sales In Certain US Stores

Walmart Inc is stopping cigarette sales in some US stores after years of debate within the retail giant’s management team about selling tobacco products, the Wall Street Journal has reported....

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Password: Consumer’s Trust

In 2022, retailers hope to get back to normal. This year, the focus is on investing a great amount of money in supply chains, as with the pandemic it became...

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Walmart Aims to Hire 50,000 U.S. Workers by End of April

Walmart Inc. wants to hire tens of thousands of workers by the end of April as the country’s largest private employer pushes to expand its retail and other businesses in...

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Walmart to deliver to 30 million homes by the end of the year

Walmart is set to expand its home delivery service to 30 million homes. To this end, it will hire some 3,000 associate delivery drivers and build a 100 percent electronic...

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