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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Gatik Partners With Walmart, Scores $4.5M In Funding
Gatik Partners With Walmart, Scores $4.5M In Funding
June 06, 2019  |  Delivery

A two-year-old self driving startup called Gatik has raised $4.5 million in seed funding, and also announced a commercial partnership with Walmart for deliveries, according...

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Walmart CEO Pushes To Raise Minimum Wage
Walmart CEO Pushes To Raise Minimum Wage
June 06, 2019  |  Retail

In a somewhat surprising turn of events at Walmart’s annual investor meeting, CEO Doug McMillon voiced his opinion that the time has come for Congress...

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Walmart Expands $1 A Day Degree Program
Walmart Expands $1 A Day Degree Program
June 05, 2019  |  Retail

Walmart has announced it will be bulking up the program by which it allows full-time and part-time employees to access a college degree for $1...

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Several Banks Eye Blockchain For Trade Settlement
Several Banks Eye Blockchain For Trade Settlement
June 05, 2019  |  B2B Payments

A group of 14 banks, led by UBS, is eyeing blockchain for trade settlement use across borders in a process that uses tokens. Elsewhere, blockchain...

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India Lawsuit Against Flipkart Highlights Discounting Concerns
India Lawsuit Against Flipkart Highlights Discounting Concerns
June 05, 2019  |  South Asia

Walmart, it seems, has found itself drawn into a legal struggle between its recent acquisition Flipkart and GOQii — an Indian maker of smartwatchesque health...

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Walmart Appoints New Senior VP Of Store No 8
Walmart Appoints New Senior VP Of Store No 8
June 04, 2019  |  Personnel

Walmart has named Scott Eckert to lead its investment arm and startup incubator, Store No. 8. Launched in 2017, Store No. 8 was created by Marc Lore,...

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Amazon Touts 10M Items Available For One-Day Delivery
Amazon Touts 10M Items Available For One-Day Delivery
June 03, 2019  |  Amazon Delivery

The race to see which retail giant can get more to the consumer’s door faster is officially heating up just in time for summer vacation....

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The Amazon Walmart Whole Paycheck Tracker: Keeping Cool, Literally And Figuratively
The Amazon Walmart Whole Paycheck Tracker: Keeping Cool, Literally And Figuratively
May 31, 2019  |  Walmart Amazon whole paycheck

Normally, when in a race for the consumer’s whole paycheck, winning the war for headline dominance in any given week is a good sign. Most...

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Retail Pulse: Microsoft To Open London Flagship; Walmart Hires Tech Exec
Retail Pulse: Microsoft To Open London Flagship; Walmart Hires Tech Exec
May 31, 2019  |  Retail

Technology companies are opening brick-and-mortar stores to let customers try out their products in real life. Microsoft, for instance, plans to open a flagship London...

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