walmart

Walmart Inc. is an American multinational retail corporation that operates a chain of hypermarkets, discount department stores, and grocery stores, headquartered in Bentonville, Arkansas. The company was founded by Sam Walton in 1962 and incorporated on October 31, 1969.

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Walmart Marks Milestone With Fully Driverless Deliveries
Walmart Marks Milestone With Fully Driverless Deliveries
November 08, 2021  |  Delivery

Walmart announced on Monday (Nov. 8) that the autonomous trucking company Gatik has been moving customer orders daily without a safety driver on a route...

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AMZN vs WMT Weekly: Walmart Tries to Make Itself Heard Over Alexa
AMZN vs WMT Weekly: Walmart Tries to Make Itself Heard Over Alexa
November 05, 2021  |  Retail

When you think of voice-powered assistants, the first thought is likely Alexa (sorry, Siri and Google Assistant) — Amazon’s offering has nearly two-thirds of the...

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Today in Retail: Walmart Acquisition Boosts Voice Tools; Wayfair Launches Streaming Commerce Platform
Today in Retail: Walmart Acquisition Boosts Voice Tools; Wayfair Launches Streaming Commerce Platform
November 02, 2021  |  Retail

In today’s top retail news, Walmart is acquiring technology assets from conversational platform startup Botmock, while Wayfair has added a video commerce platform to its...

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Today in Healthcare: Elton John Eyewear Debuts, Aktiia Snags $17.5M for Blood Pressure Monitor, Voice Tech Boosts Healthcare
Today in Healthcare: Elton John Eyewear Debuts, Aktiia Snags $17.5M for Blood Pressure Monitor, Voice...
November 02, 2021  |  Healthcare

Today in healthcare, GI Partners invests in Rectangle Health through recapitalization, and Walmart and Sam’s Club introduce the Elton John Eyewear collection. Plus, automated blood...

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Walmart Acquires Botmock Tech Assets to Advance Voice, Chat Tools
Walmart Acquires Botmock Tech Assets to Advance Voice, Chat Tools
November 02, 2021  |  Walmart

Walmart is acquiring technology assets from conversation design startup Botmock to advance its own conversational platform and offer non-technical teams like customer service access to...

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Sam’s Club, Walmart Launching Elton John Eyewear Collection
Sam’s Club, Walmart Launching Elton John Eyewear Collection
November 01, 2021  |  Retail

Walmart and Sam’s Club are set to launch the Elton John Eyewear line of glasses this week as the company continues to focus efforts on...

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This Week in Payments: Robots Replace Waiters, BNPL Scales up and Facebook Rebrands
This Week in Payments: Robots Replace Waiters, BNPL Scales up and Facebook Rebrands
October 29, 2021  |  Innovation

Automation and digital tools are becoming mainstream and making their way into more areas of people’s daily lives. For example, this week there was news...

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AMZN vs. WMT Weekly: Labor Shortage Could Hold Retail Giants Back During Holidays
AMZN vs. WMT Weekly: Labor Shortage Could Hold Retail Giants Back During Holidays
October 29, 2021  |  Retail

Amazon has now struggled to meet earnings expectations for two quarters in a row as eCommerce sales growth slows and the labor shortage adds additional...

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Walmart, Target and Others’ Moves Position BNPL as the Hot Item for 2021 Holiday Selling
Walmart, Target and Others’ Moves Position BNPL as the Hot Item for 2021 Holiday Selling
October 28, 2021  |  BNPL

It’s not much of a stretch to say that buy now, pay later (BNPL) is taking over the world. The second half of 2021 finds...

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