By Ben Unglesbee Source: Health Care Dive Walmart's membership service drew comparisons to Amazon's Prime before Walmart+ was made public. But for Walmart, any contrasts it can draw are likely more important than similarities, such as free shipping. With Amazon offering drug discounts of its own through Prime in a [...]
By Bill Bishop Source: Supermarket News Thinking you know what to expect from the competition can get you in trouble, especially when things are changing fast, and that is exactly what is happening at Walmart. “It’s time for us to accelerate...our investment in micro-fulfillment centers,” Walmart CFO told analysts earlier [...]
By William J. Barber II And Cynthia Murray Source: Fortune This week at its annual shareholders meeting, Walmart celebrated the record profits it raked in during the pandemic. It certainly was a good year for the company and its owners. The Walton family saw their personal wealth increase by over $48 [...]
By Jeff Wells Source: Grocery Dive Walmart is taking another significant step to enhancing on-the-job smartphone use among its employees. The company introduced a “bring your own device” (BYOD) policy in 2018 that invited workers to use various workplace apps on their personal phones to manage their schedules and to [...]
By Charley Grant Source: The Wall Street Journal Corporate America has four trillion reasons to get into, and perhaps upend, the business of healthcare, but even a tech genius will find the system puzzling. Google parent Alphabet and hospital chain HCA Healthcare struck a deal this week to develop algorithms [...]
By Mike Troy Source: Progressive Grocer A first-quarter same-store sales increase of 6%, aided by federal stimulus payments and the continued strength of digitally enabled sales, has enabled Walmart to blow past analysts’ profit forecasts. Walmart said that sales at its U.S. stores division increased 5% to $93.1 billion, while [...]
By Russell Redman Source: Supermarket News Under a multibillion-dollar investment announced last summer, Walmart Canada plans to construct a fresh and frozen food distribution center in Moncton, New Brunswick. Walmart’s Mississauga, Ontario-based Canadian subsidiary said Thursday that the 221,000-square-foot facility, expected to open in the fall of 2022, will mark [...]
By Lauren Aratani Source: The Guardian More than 7,500 Covid-19 infections and 133 deaths could have been prevented if Walmart offered employees two weeks of paid sick leave, according to a report released on Wednesday. The public health not-for-profit Human Impact Partners calculated the impact that better paid sick leave [...]
Two of the biggest retailers are raising the bar for what it means to be a true one-stop-shop. While some companies have downsized their inventories and closed physical locations, retail giants, namely Amazon and Walmart, are giving customers a broader array of both products and services. Walmart reigns supreme in [...]
In grocery, companies large and small, global and regional—including Walmart, Target, Albertsons and PCC Community Markets—are leading the way to more inclusive environments for their employees, customers and communities alike. “Although Walmart has been on the [DEI] journey for 16 years, we are still on the course of learning,” says [...]