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 Amps Up Grocery Competition Vs. Amazon
Walmart Amps Up Grocery Competition Vs. Amazon
February 15, 2017  |  Retail

The battle between Amazon and Walmart is heating up as Walmart moves to embrace digital channels even further into the grocery shopping experience, Forbes reported. The...

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Walmart Slows Down Plans For Africa
Walmart Slows Down Plans For Africa
February 07, 2017  |  Retail

Walmart has decided to slow down its plans to expand into Africa, deciding to take a slow and deliberate approach due to some costly mistakes...

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Walmart Rethinks, Amazon Dominates And Mastercard Wins
Walmart Rethinks, Amazon Dominates And Mastercard Wins
February 06, 2017  |  Data Dive

The big game is over, and football is done for another year. And while it was a great game — particularly the part where the...

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Walmart Is Pulling The Plug On Its Prime Competitor In Favor Of Expanded Free Shipping
Walmart Is Pulling The Plug On Its Prime Competitor In Favor Of Expanded Free Shipping
January 31, 2017  |  Retail

Walmart’s ShippingPass program — a fee-based, two-day shipping program — will never make it past the shipping phase. Piloted as a possible competitor to Amazon...

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New Jobs Push From Walmart
New Jobs Push From Walmart
January 18, 2017  |  Retail

Retailing giant Walmart, also the largest employer in the United States among private entities, said Tuesday (Jan. 17) that it would add 10,000 retail jobs...

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Walmart Shakes Things Up Again
Walmart Shakes Things Up Again
January 16, 2017  |  Retail

Last Friday, Walmart announced its second management shuffle in less than a year since it acquired eRetailer Jet.com back in Aug. 2016. The most recent...

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Walmart To Cut Hundreds Of Jobs
Walmart To Cut Hundreds Of Jobs
January 11, 2017  |  Retail

Walmart is cutting back on its staffing at its headquarters and regional offices as it attempts to scale back its costs.  Most of those cuts...

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Sam’s Club CEO To Step Down
Sam’s Club CEO To Step Down
January 09, 2017  |  Retail

After five years as head of membership-only retail warehouse Sam’s Club, it was recently announced that Rosalind Brewer will be exiting from her position as CEO....

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Walmart Drops $70M On Shoebuy
Walmart Drops $70M On Shoebuy
January 06, 2017  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Walmart just found another way to bolster Jet.com — with the purchase of online shoe and apparel retailer ShoeBuy.com for $70 million. The deal is...

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