Walmart changed its corporate name from Wal-Mart Stores Inc. to Walmart Inc. The company’s CEO Doug McMillon explained the name change was due to its growing presence as a retailer who serves customers no matter how they choose to shop Read more
Walmart, Amazon, and eBay are working hard to bring fashion brands to their online marketplaces. Walmart scored a win this week, announcing a partnership with Lord & Taylor, one of the oldest department stores in the country and part of Read more
Pricing and delivery are key influences on holiday shoppers this year according to a new survey, which found that 63% of shoppers will purchase from Amazon this season, 60% will purchase from Walmart, and 45% will buy goods from eBay. Read more
Walmart is making returns even easier, beginning with online purchases from its website and eventually expanding it to brick-and-mortar and third-party merchant sales. The Mobile Express Returns leverages Walmart’s 4,700 physical locations and lets customers initiate returns process on its Read more
Walmart acquired Parcel and will use it to provide same-day delivery to customers located in New York City. The service will deliver items from Walmart and Jet, including both general merchandise and fresh and frozen groceries. The deal closed on Read more
Walmart is testing a food-to-fridge delivery service with the help of Deliv and August Home. The idea is that the delivery drive gets a one-time passcode to open the door; the homeowner receives a smartphone notification that the delivery is Read more
Google is doubling down on its Google Express shopping-and-delivery service and is adding Walmart to the list of stores participating in the program. Google Express allows shoppers to find and order items from one or more retailers using the Google Read more
Amazon has numerous features to encourage customers to reorder items they’ve purchased in the past. Walmart is fighting back with a new feature called Easy Reorder, and it has something Amazon doesn’t have – information about in-store purchases. eBay sellers Read more
Walmart is opening a new fulfillment center in Florida dedicated to fulfilling online orders, enabling faster shipping directly to customers or to stores for free pickup. The 2.2 million square-foot warehouse will house millions of items and is part of Read more
Walmart announced a new test in which it will have employees drop off orders on their way home from work. Marc Lore, President and CEO of Walmart US eCommerce, said it could cut shipping costs and get packages to their Read more
