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As the holiday season fast approaches, Walmart has announced its shopping and shipping cutoffs.
Walmart CEO Doug McMillon says consumers should expect higher prices in 2025.
Walmart is trying to spread holiday cheer and discounts.
Walmart CEO Doug McMillon recently remarked on persistent food inflation. Can U.S. consumers bear any more price hikes at the grocery store?
Walmart is now getting into the streaming business.
Walmart may claim the top spot as America’s preferred grocer, but not without issue.
A jury found that Walmart defamed the truck driver.
Walmart Realm continues to deliver some of the trendiest gifts for the holiday season.
Walmart is curtailing its commitment to DEI programs.
Target’s latest earnings report showed flagging sales. Can the company turn fortunes around this holiday season?
Walmart is seeing a surge in business. Why are other discount retailers struggling to compete?
After a strong earnings report, Walmart is optimistic about the 2024 holiday shopping season.
The organic carrots are responsible for one death.
Walmart’s new premium private label brand has holiday goodies.
At Walmart’s self-checkouts, there’s no more scrambling to find the barcode on some items. How might invisible barcode technology change consumer expectations around convenience in retail?
Walmart announced that it has launched a same-day pharmacy delivery service in six states, with a plan to be available in 49 by the end of January 2025. Is Walmart better positioned to handle pharmacy’s profitability challenges than drug stores?
Walmart and Kroger have digital price tags, but claim they don’t do “surge pricing.”
Walmart will soon offer bundled deliveries of perscriptions and everyday purchases.
Holiday returns can make or break a customer’s shopping experience, and with competition fierce, retailers are looking for ways to balance convenience with profit protection. What strategies can retailers use to do so while enhancing customer satisfaction during the holiday season?
Walmart is offering affordable Thanksgiving dinner options.
The “Wicked” product features either pink or green cheese when water is added.
Four new products combine heat, sweet, and creamy cheesy flavor.
Sam’s Club will open a digital-only club later this month with no checkout lanes. Do cashierless stores make sense for the warehouse club channel given their challenges with long checkout lines and exit waits?
Walmart-owned Sam’s Club is testing a new store concept that eliminates traditional cash registers.
Those impacted by Hurricane Helene will have resources available to begin rebuilding their lives thanks to Walmart and Dolly Parton.
Following news on holiday sales events set for early October arriving from Amazon, Target, and Best Buy, Walmart announced plans last week to roll out holiday deals “weeks earlier than previous years.” Should October results dictate the promotional cadence this holiday season?
Walmart is celebrating Christmas (and other holidays) early this year.
Walmart is launching its first-ever Walmart Style Tour this fall, a 40-stop traveling fashion event aimed at bringing affordable, on-trend fashion directly to customers. How might Walmart’s efforts to rebrand and elevate its fashion offerings affect consumer perceptions of big-box retailers as credible fashion destinations?
The apple juice recall began early last week.
This fall, Walmart will hit the road and bring style directly to its devoted customers with the Walmart Style Tour.
Shares of Dollar General last Thursday tumbled by about 30% after a second-quarter shortfall raised concerns that dollar stores in general are losing share to Walmart, Target, ALDI, Temu, and others built around value. Is Dollar General taking the right steps to revive sales and improve its competitive position?
There’s are many reasons why essentials have gone up in price.
At the Let’s Grow! 2024 Walmart Marketplace Seller Summit this week, Walmart unveiled several major developments. How might these new initiatives influence the evolution of niche markets and specialty retail segments?
Walmart+ has launched its first dining perk through a new partnership with Burger King, offering its members significant savings. How might incorporating fast-food perks into a retail membership program like Walmart+ reshape consumer expectations and loyalty in both the retail and dining industries?
It comes down to a four-word strategy that the brand is implementing to woo customers from Walmart.
The Food and Drug Administration has issued a recall of Great Value apple juice sold by Walmart.
The nation’s largest retailer predicts an upward swing in net sales going into 2025.
Walmart captured a record 37% of the U.S. online grocery market during the second quarter of 2024, steadily expanding its share in recent years as traditional supermarkets lose ground. What’s been the biggest contributor to Walmart’s acceleration of its online grocery growth?
Walmart introduced the virtual shopping platform Walmart Realm in May. Now, it has improved the immersive experience to help college students find the decor, clothing, and essentials of their dreams.
A federal judge signed off on the order against Walmart.
Walmart pulled back from being open round-the-clock, seven days a week at most stores during the pandemic and for now has no plans to return. What factors should be most important in determining whether to stay open round-the-clock?
Macy’s All-Star Week will be going up against other retail blitzes like Amazon Prime Day.
Walmart is ramping up its grocery network by constructing five new high-tech perishable distribution centers. How will the company’s advancements in automation and supply chain technology reshape the competitive landscape of retail grocery?
Although Walmart’s members-only sales event has ended and Amazon’s Prime Day is still a week away, the fierce competition between these two retail giants continues at full speed.
Target Circle Week is one of the most popular shopping weeks of the year.
Target has announced a strategic partnership with Shopify to invigorate its third-party marketplace, Target Plus, by adding new and trendy brands to its online offerings. This move is expected to attract more online traffic and rejuvenate Target’s e-commerce growth, which has been lagging in recent quarters.
The retailer will feature savings on thousands of items for two days only.
Walmart announced that it is replacing price stickers in its aisles with electronic shelf labels at 2,300 U.S. stores by 2026. Do digital shelf labels pack benefits for both store associates and in-store shoppers?
Walmart is relaunching a 30-year-old store brand, “No Boundaries,” with broader assortments, elevated styling, and major digital marketing muscle in hopes of capturing a larger share of Gen Z’s wallet. Has reaching the Gen Z audience become more critical for Walmart?
Walmart announced that its full- and part-time hourly workers will now be eligible for annual bonuses based on store performance and tenure. Do performance bonuses offer a major perk for Walmart’s hourly workers?
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