Amazon famously professes to obsess about customers, not competitors, but if the company really wants to focus its business, concentrating on its battle with Walmart might not be a bad… Read More
Walmart announced a big push Tuesday to expand its Global Tech team by more than 5,000 employees, with nearly 200 of those jobs planned for Seattle, where the retailer established… Read More
Walmart is partnering with Virginia-based DroneUp on a network of drone delivery hubs, starting with a neighborhood market in Farmington, Ark. The move appears to put Walmart ahead of its… Read More
Walmart reported a 95% increase in its U.S. advertising sales in the second quarter, and said its number of active advertisers rose more than 175%, as more companies and brands… Read More
As the pandemic hit earlier this year, Rover’s business evaporated. The shift to remote work and limited travel reduced demand for its services. The Seattle pet care startup laid off… Read More
Sam’s Club, a division of Walmart, is promoting Seattle startup 98point6 as a telehealth service for its customers. The grocery giant will offer virtual healthcare through 98point6, a 5-year-old startup… Read More
Walmart on Tuesday officially unveiled Walmart+, its new $98/year membership program that competes with Amazon’s $119/year Prime membership. Walmart+ will launch Sept. 15 and offer members unlimited free delivery on… Read More
After a tumultuous few weeks, the future of hit social video app TikTok in the United States could soon become more clear, but it might not be the end of… Read More
Walmart’s ecommerce business in the United States grew 97% in the company’s second fiscal quarter, ended July 31, the retail giant reported Tuesday morning. That amounts to more than $10… Read More
The battle between Walmart and Amazon is ramping up this month as Walmart prepares to launch a new membership service that rivals Amazon Prime. Recode reported on the details of… Read More
Walmart is reportedly close to launching a loyalty program called Walmart+ to rival the popular Amazon Prime offering. Recode reported that Walmart has been developing the program for the last… Read More
Despite rapid e-commerce growth, Walmart posted subpar numbers for the busy holiday shopping season, joining a group of retailers that struggled in the shadow of Amazon and its stellar quarter.… Read More
There’s no crying in baseball, Tom Hanks once said. But there will be tears in football, especially for those who view Google’s Super Bowl LIV commercial. The 90-second tear-jerker called… Read More
Walmart today showed off the newest weapon in its retail battle against Amazon: A cadre of robots that retrieve items for online grocery orders. Walmart has been developing the robots… Read More
In between parades, football games and huge meals, people turned to their phones in record numbers to shop holiday deals on Thanksgiving. E-commerce spending hit a record $4.2 billion on… Read More
Walmart said Wednesday morning that it will roll out redesigned produce sections in the grocery areas of its U.S. stores, with an “open market feel,” low-profile bins, wide aisles, and… Read More
Walmart’s e-commerce business grew 41 percent year-over-year in the third quarter, continuing the rapid rise of the division amid a retail battle with Amazon. Walmart doesn’t break out revenue from… Read More
Amazon plans to make grocery delivery a built-in benefit of Prime membership — no longer charging an extra $15 per month, or $180 per year, for Amazon Fresh delivery on… Read More
Brands such as Amazon and Walmart might come to mind for customers trying to find low prices online. Now Zulily wants to be part of that conversation, too. The Seattle-based… Read More
Walmart and Amazon are locked in a race to bring one-day shipping to the masses, and today Walmart hit a major milestone. The retail giant said its NextDay shipping program… Read More
Cosmetic treatment review platform RealSelf named two new senior editorial hires. Tara Kraft has joined as editorial director and Carolyn Hsu will be the head of editorial content and programming.… Read More
Walmart has released its long-rumored set of low-cost tablets, the latest challenge in the retail giant’s multi-faceted battle with Amazon. Walmart’s tablets, which run on the Android operating system under… Read More
Amazon put the retail world on notice when it announced plans to evolve its core Prime shipping time from two days to one. Three weeks later, Walmart has responded. On… Read More
Amazon is getting trounced by third-party sellers on its platform, has weathered some spectacular failures in the process of building its business, and “remains a small player in global retail.”… Read More
Walmart today unveiled a new partnership with Google’s virtual assistant to let customers shop via voice command, the latest integration between the two companies as they both battle Amazon. Under… Read More
First it was Microsoft planning a cloud-powered game streaming service. Then Google, and now … Walmart? According to a report from U.S. Gamer, Walmart is the latest big company to… Read More
For Walmart, last year was all about beefing up its technology and logistics offerings to juice both online and in-store sales, as it continues to battle Amazon, and those efforts… Read More
Few things are as frustrating as trucking down to the store to find a particular item, only for it to be sold out and leave empty-handed. Walmart thinks it has… Read More
The Amazon Go concept may be getting ready to go bigger. Amazon is said to be testing even larger-format cashierless stores at a location in Seattle that’s set up to… Read More
A new national survey shows it’s a two-store race when it comes to buying groceries online, but there’s no clear leader overall. The research from the Retail Feedback Group finds… Read More
