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 Leverages Digital Ordering Boom with 25-Brand Ghost Kitchens
Walmart Leverages Digital Ordering Boom with 25-Brand Ghost Kitchens
September 01, 2021  |  Retail

Walmart is delving further into the ghost kitchen space, opening a location with up to 25 restaurant brands in Rochester, N.Y. Ghost Kitchen Brands announced...

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Consumers Are Skeptical, Custom Suits Go Virtual, Walmart Leans on Gap Home
Consumers Are Skeptical, Custom Suits Go Virtual, Walmart Leans on Gap Home
September 01, 2021  |  Today In Data

IZOTTI is taking some of the intimidation out of buying custom-made suits. Plus, Walmart still struggling to make its mark in home furnishings, and two-thirds...

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Walmart to Add 20K Supply Chain Workers
Walmart to Add 20K Supply Chain Workers
September 01, 2021  |  Retail

Walmart is working to help improve bottlenecks in the global supply chain by hiring 20,000 employees to work in distribution centers, fulfillment centers and transportation...

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Today In Retail: Walmart Struggles in Home Furnishings; Consumers Blame Merchants, Not Bad Actors, When Fraud Occurs
Today In Retail: Walmart Struggles in Home Furnishings; Consumers Blame Merchants, Not Bad Actors, When...
August 31, 2021  |  Retail

In today’s top retail news, Walmart could not make up any ground in the furniture and home furnishings category in the second quarter despite its...

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IKEA Launches Furniture Buyback, Emergence of Micro-Influencers, Amazon and Walmart Boost BNPL
IKEA Launches Furniture Buyback, Emergence of Micro-Influencers, Amazon and Walmart Boost BNPL
August 31, 2021  |  Today In Data

Micro-influencers are taking the lead in social commerce. Plus, BNPL gains critical mass as Amazon and Walmart jump on board, and IKEA is piloting an...

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Home Furnishings Remain Sore Spot for Walmart Despite Gap Collaboration
Home Furnishings Remain Sore Spot for Walmart Despite Gap Collaboration
August 31, 2021  |  Retail

After losing its market share lead in the furniture and home furnishings category prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, Walmart has struggled to make up any...

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Gap Adds Virtual Try-On Firm, Peloton Faces DOJ Sanctions, Amazon Closes In on Walmart
Gap Adds Virtual Try-On Firm, Peloton Faces DOJ Sanctions, Amazon Closes In on Walmart
August 30, 2021  |  Today In Data

Peloton’s treadmill injury reporting leads to a DOJ subpoena. Plus, Gap has acquired the virtual try-on company Drapr, and we have all the latest news...

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With Walmart and Amazon Now on Board With Affirm, BNPL Gains Critical Mass to Take on Big Credit
With Walmart and Amazon Now on Board With Affirm, BNPL Gains Critical Mass to Take...
August 30, 2021  |  Buy Now Pay Later

Having both Amazon and Walmart on board is, for buy now, pay later (BNPL) heavyweight Affirm, a positive affirmation, to put it mildly. In terms of any...

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Today In Retail: Peloton Subpoenaed Over Treadmill Injuries; Amazon, Walmart Remain Neck-and-Neck For Retail Lead
Today In Retail: Peloton Subpoenaed Over Treadmill Injuries; Amazon, Walmart Remain Neck-and-Neck For Retail Lead
August 27, 2021  |  Retail

In today’s top retail news, Peloton has been subpoenaed by the federal government over its handling of dozens of reported injuries caused by treadmills, and...

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