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, Oracle Stake Could Push TikTok Into Majority US Ownership
Walmart, Oracle Stake Could Push TikTok Into Majority US Ownership
September 18, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Backers of a new group vying to buy the U.S. operations for TikTok want to craft an agreement giving U.S. interests a majority stake in...

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Report: Walmart’s Flipkart To Go Public
Report: Walmart’s Flipkart To Go Public
September 16, 2020  |  IPO

India’s Flipkart Group, the eCommerce firm owned largely by Walmart Inc., is preparing an initial public offering (IPO) as early as next year, Reuters reported....

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Today In How We Eat:  Drone Deliveries Take Off,  Walmart vs Amazon Prime
Today In How We Eat: Drone Deliveries Take Off, Walmart vs Amazon Prime
September 15, 2020  |  Subscription Commerce

Today in how we eat, the world of delivery gets a close-up as drones prepare to take to the skies to drop groceries off at...

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Flipkart To Add 70K Hires For India’s Diwali Holiday-Shopping Season
Flipkart To Add 70K Hires For India’s Diwali Holiday-Shopping Season
September 15, 2020  |  International

Walmart’s Indian subsidiary, Flipkart, reportedly plans to hire 70,000 new employees and indirectly employ many more in needed delivery work as it gears up for...

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New Math: Walmart+ Doesn’t Equal Amazon Prime
New Math: Walmart+ Doesn’t Equal Amazon Prime
September 15, 2020  |  Retail

Walmart watchers are out in force today with the launch of subscription service Walmart+. While it has been widely touted as a hedge against Amazon...

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Walmart Revs Up Second Test Program For Drone Delivery
Walmart Revs Up Second Test Program For Drone Delivery
September 14, 2020  |  Delivery

Walmart is out to find out whether drones can fly through the air with the greatest of ease. For the second time in the past...

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Whole Paycheck Tracker: Amazon, Walmart Find Urgency In Last Mile
Whole Paycheck Tracker: Amazon, Walmart Find Urgency In Last Mile
September 11, 2020  |  Walmart Amazon whole paycheck

As they continue their quest to dominate the U.S. consumer’s whole paycheck, Amazon and Walmart took different roads this week. Both focused on their obsession...

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Grocery Roundup: Another Amazon Go Grocery Opens; Walmart Delivery Drones Take To The Skies
Grocery Roundup: Another Amazon Go Grocery Opens; Walmart Delivery Drones Take To The Skies
September 10, 2020  |  Retail

This week was loaded with new moves, developments and shifting consumer patterns in the grocery business, with rollouts from Big Tech serving as the major...

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Walmart Launches Pilot Program For Drone Delivery
Walmart Launches Pilot Program For Drone Delivery
September 09, 2020  |  Delivery

High-flying Walmart is set to launch a pilot project that will have the retailer’s goods delivered by drones. Walmart said in a press release that...

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