Walmart Inc., looking to generate more profit from its online unit, wants to start storing and shipping products for third-party vendors for the first time, just as rival Amazon.com Inc. has done for years. The world’s largest retailer is testing a fee-based service called “Fulfilled by Walmart,” U.S. e-commerce chief [...]
Walmart didn't offer specifics on how many customers signed up for its Delivery Unlimited program during the four-market pilot, which was first reported in June, but the response must have been strong to drive expansion so quickly. With the resources, physical presence and labor Walmart has, scaling rapidly is a [...]
Walmart next month will open a "Walmart Health center" in its Dallas, Georgia, store, a company spokesperson confirmed to Retail Dive in an email. "Walmart is committed to making healthcare more affordable and accessible for customers in the communities we serve," the spokesperson said. "The new Walmart Health center in our [...]
Walmart and Amazon are major presences in the world of American retail. Both are places where you seem to be able to get pretty much anything, so it came as no surprise to learn that they were first and second, respectively, in Kantar Consulting's ranking of the top 50 U.S. [...]
Inside Walmart’s corporate offices in Brazil, one local contact was known as the “sorceress” for the ability to obtain government permits quickly. In India, concerns about bribery were met with a “wink and a nod” by Walmart’s local business partner. In China, money was funneled to a local landlord for [...]
The battle of the retail giants has only intensified this year. A new report from Moody's analysts led by Charlie O'Shea looks at the fallout and possible outcomes as Amazon and Walmart throw competitive jabs and make forays onto turf long dominated by the other. The analysts noted a "delivery [...]
Walmart is rolling out free next-day delivery on its most popular items, increasing the stakes in the retail shipping wars. The nation's largest retailer said Tuesday it has been building a network of more efficient e-commerce distribution centers to make that happen. The next-day service will cover 220,000 popular items [...]
Is Kroger winning the grocery wars? Battered by a two-year price war and waging an expensive battle for superior home delivery, Kroger's profits have taken a hit. But it has steadily increased sales even as it cuts prices. New market share data shows Kroger getting traction in several of America's [...]
Walmart plans to spend $145 million in California this year on new store construction, upgrades to 21 stores and an expansion of customer-focused services and technologies. The new store will be built in Tehachapi, and locations earmarked for remodeling include stores in Anaheim, Covina, Upland and Corona, the mega-retailer announced [...]
After successful pilots, Walmart plans to roll out more “automated assistants” to handle a range of repetitive tasks at stores. The company said in a blog post Tuesday that the robots and automated units, currently in just a few locations, perform such functions as checking inventory, store maintenance, sorting products [...]