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Walmart pushes zero waste efforts with ‘bagless’ pilot
In an effort to cut back on the use of disposable plastic bags, Walmart has started a “bagless” pilot in Vermont, according to a blog post on Monday from the...
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Walmart keeps store operations cool with IoT
Walmart manages temperature, operating functions and energy use in stores using a network of connected Internet of Things (IoT) devices. The discount giant currently has more than 7 million unique...
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Walmart testing smart cooler grocery delivery
Walmart will start testing a grocery delivery program that involves a smart cooler at a customer’s home. The Walmart smart cooler test will start this spring, with the pilot program...
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Walmart goes electric with its latest self-driving vehicle delivery pilot
Walmart will test drive all-electric autonomous delivery vehicles from Cruise. The discount giant will pilot delivering orders to customers, contact-free, in Scottsdale, Ariz., via Cruise electric self-driving cars. The pilot...
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Walmart lays off inventory robots, keeps humans
It seems robots don’t beat humans when it comes to checking inventory on shelves. The retailer is cancelling its contract with Bossa Nova Robotics whose 500 robots were checking shelf...
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Billionaire Issa brothers buy Asda
Blackburn-based Indian billionaires the Issa brothers and private equity group TDR Capital bought Asda from Walmart for GBP 6.8 billion. Walmart has kept a minority share in the business and...
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Convenience = safety: Convenience during and after the pandemic
This year isn’t only about good prices or quality products, but also about practical, fast and safe shopping. The meaning of convenience changed with the outbreak of the pandemic, shoppers...
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Walmart transforming four locations into omnichannel test stores
Walmart will be testing new ways to operate and help its employees better serve online and in-store customers alike in four designated locations. The discount giant has identified four stores...
Read moreWalmart turns Black Friday into multi-weekend sales campaign
In a quest to keep crowds down in its stores during the holiday shopping season, Walmart is slicing up its traditional Black Friday sales approach into a multi-weekend sales strategy...
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Walmart leaves Britain
The US retail giant is selling its UK chain, Asda, worth 6.8 billion pounds to TDR Capital’s owners. The new owners plan to invest1 billion pounds in the company. Walmart...
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Walmart Sells Asda To Billionaire British Brothers And TDR For $8.8bn
The British billionaire Issa brothers and private equity group TDR Capital have agreed to buy the British supermarket chain Asda from Walmart for an enterprise value of $8.8 billion and...
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Walmart Tests Drone Delivery Of COVID-19 Test Kits
Walmart Inc has launched a pilot project to deliver self-collection test kits for coronavirus through automated drones at customers’ doorsteps, the retailer has announced. The US retailer has partnered with...
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Walmart joins other retailers in extending store hours
After reducing its store hours amid the pandemic, Walmart will join other retailers who are starting to keep their stores open later. The retail giant is extending the store closing...
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Walmart partners with Impossible Foods to offer customers meatless burger
Walmart is selling the Impossible Burger, made by Impossible Foods, in more than 2,000 stores as well as online and through its mobile app. With the partnership the burger product...
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Walmart-Yahoo cooperation makes new type of grocery shopping possible
‘Groceries from Walmart’ is the name of the programme that allows Yahoo Mail users to browse, add to cart, and buy essential groceries from Walmart within Yahoo Mail. To improve...
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Talks restart for selling Asda
Asda’s parent company Walmart has restarted talks over the potential selling of a stake in the grocery retailer. The step comes more than a year after its failed merger with...
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Consumers without masks can still shop at Walmart
Despite a mandate that consumers wear facial masks in light of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic Walmart isn’t enforcing the requirement within its stores. Customers without facial masks will still be...
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Walmart Restarts Talks On Possible Sale Of Asda Stake
Walmart, the world’s biggest retailer, has restarted talks with potential buyers of a stake in its British supermarket arm Asda, a Walmart spokesperson said on Monday. The talks had been put...
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Walmart unveils new Walmart Health prototype
Walmart is opening a fourth freestanding facility devoted to health-and-wellness. The new Walmart Health is the first store in the format to be opened outside of Georgia. Located in Northwest...
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Walmart to stop keeping ‘multicultural’ beauty products in locked display cases
Walmart Inc (WMT.N) will stop keeping personal care products designed for people of color in locked display cases, the retailer said, after the practice drew flak online with many saying...
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Walmart joins secondhand resale
Beginning 27. May, Walmart is offering some 750,000 pre-owned women’s and children’s clothing, accessories, footwear and handbags through a new partnership with resale site ThredUp. Free returns can be made...
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Walmart: Artificial intelligence assists shoppers in China
Walmart China installed self-service smart scales from Malong Technologies in 100 stores. Malong participates in Omega 8, a communication platform designed to connect Walmart and innovative technology companies to develop...
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Walmart China introduces AI-powered self-service produce scales
Walmart China is deploying a self-service fresh produce scale that makes weighing produce more efficient and faster for the shopper, according to a press release. With conventional self-service scales, customers...
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Coronavirus (COVID-19): Walmart Canada plans to triple ecommerce capacity
In response to the strong demand for its online grocery service during the coronavirus pandemic, Walmart Canada is planning to triple its ecommerce capacity. The retailer shared details of its...
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As population works from home, Walmart reports increased sales for tops but not pants
In the age of social distancing, working from home has become the new normal. But coronavirus quarantine has led to an interesting trend in fashion: sales for tops are up,...
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Walmart Ups Minimum Wage In E-Commerce Warehouses As Orders Surge
Walmart Inc said on Monday it has temporarily raised entry wages for workers in its e-commerce warehouses by $2, following similar moves by rivals, as it attempts to manage a shopping...
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Two coronavirus testing sites open in Illinois Walmart parking lots
Walmart Inc (WMT.N) said on Sunday that federal drive-thru coronavirus testing sites have been set up in parking lots of its stores in Northlake and Joliet, Illinois to test first...
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Walmart’s Mexico unit pulls elderly workers from checkouts on coronavirus concerns
Grocers including Walmart de Mexico have begun bowing to pressure to pull from stores tens of thousands of elderly workers who pack bags at checkouts as concerns grow about their...
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Billionaire petrol industry entrepreneurs eye Asda
Asda is reportedly surrounded by petrol station tycoons and private equity houses after US owner Walmart confirmed it was in talks to sell its share last week. Walmart is thought...
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