July 19, 2024 How Amazon, Walmart, and Target made ocean-shipping season peak early Early back-to-school sales pushed peak ocean shipping season ahead by two months. BY Reuters Retailers Walmart, Target and Shein kicked off back-to-school sales early to stop Amazon.com’s Prime Day event from siphoning U.S. sales of backpacks and laptops, helping advance the peak ocean … Continue reading How Amazon, Walmart, and Target made ocean-shipping season peak early
July 15, 2024 92 Walmart locations across 4 states are getting their own pizza place The deal with Mr Gatti’s Pizza chain comes as Walmart has pushed to get more shoppers in stores with new grocery offerings. BY Sarah Bregel Customers head to Walmart because they can get everything from lawn chairs to school supplies to … Continue reading 92 Walmart locations across 4 states are getting their own pizza place
June 21, 2024 Walmart is one of the biggest chains yet to use digital price tags. Here’s how that could affect shoppers The most obvious possibility: dynamic pricing. BY Sam Becker Earlier this month, Walmart announced that it had been testing “digital shelf labels” in a Texas store, allowing it to make price changes to the … Continue reading Walmart is one of the biggest chains yet to use digital price tags. Here’s how that could affect shoppers
June 05, 2024 Walmart to give workers bonuses and train them for trade jobs The perks program announced Wednesday comes as the nation’s largest private employer says it’s seeing a decline in worker turnover. BY Associated Press Walmart is offering new perks for its hourly U.S. workers, ranging from a new bonus plan to opportunities to … Continue reading Walmart to give workers bonuses and train them for trade jobs
May 22, 2024 A retail analyst says Target is ‘falling behind’ Walmart, Amazon, and Costco after earnings, but hope is not lost The company’s stock growth has lagged this year when compared to some of its competitors in the retail space. BY Sam Becker Target reported Q1 2024 earnings on Wednesday, revealing to investors that comparable … Continue reading A retail analyst says Target is ‘falling behind’ Walmart, Amazon, and Costco after earnings, but hope is not lost
May 03, 2024 Ground beef recall: E. Coli fears impact 16,000 pounds of meat sold at Walmart stores in 11 states The USDA has issued a recall notice for ground beef distributed by Cargill Meat Solutions. Here’s what to know: BY Michael Grothaus The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has issued … Continue reading Ground beef recall: E. Coli fears impact 16,000 pounds of meat sold at Walmart stores in 11 states
Infillion’s MediaMath Technology Powers A Revised Walmart DSP by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, May 1, 2024 Laurel Rossi, chief revenue officer at Infillion, says the company’s plan is to bring new options to the programmatic marketplace through the relaunch of MediaMath technology will support the fastest-growing sector in advertising: retail media. Infillion has announced … Continue reading Infillion’s MediaMath Technology Powers A Revised Walmart DSP
April 30, 2024 Why Walmart launched a premium grocery label, with fancy branding to match The packaging for Walmart’s Bettergoods line looks like something you might find in Target. That’s intentional. BY Hunter Schwarz Walmart’s new private label brand, Bettergoods, doesn’t look like what you might expect a Walmart private-label brand to look like. And that’s … Continue reading Why Walmart launched a premium grocery label, with fancy branding to match
April 30, 2024 Walmart shutters 51 doctor clinics after just a few years amid struggle to make healthcare profitable The decision to close the health centers, which were primarily located in smaller towns where customers might lack access to quality care, represents an abrupt reversal for the supermarket chain. BY Emily Price Walmart announced plans Tuesday … Continue reading Walmart shutters 51 doctor clinics after just a few years amid struggle to make healthcare profitable
The $2.3 billion deal will offer Walmart advertisers more ways to connect with potential customers. Nicola Agius on February 20, 2024 Walmart confirmed plans to buy TV marker Vizio for $ 2.3 billion. The retail giant hopes the deal will boost its ad business by leveraging Vizio’s SmartCast Operating System, which serves free ad-supported content … Continue reading Walmart buys TV maker Vizio to boost ad revenue
