Walmart is investing $450 million throughout Florida, and in the coming months, it will announce the official grand opening of its 150-acre ecommerce Distribution Center campus in Davenport, which has recently been certified as fully operational. An excerpt of the Read more
Walmart announced free two-day shipping to home and stores on more than two million items, without a membership fee. The new offer is available starting at 8 am EST on Tuesday. With this announcement, Walmart has also lowered the minimum Read more
Walmart, the nation’s largest private employer with nearly 1.5 million associates in the US, will discuss company plans to create American jobs and invest in local communities across the country. The investments in the coming year will support an estimated Read more
Jet, through its parent Walmart, has acquired ShoeBuy from IAC for approximately $70 million. This acquisition closed on December 30, 2016. Below are some key facts about the deal. Who is ShoeBuy? ShoeBuy is a leading online footwear, clothing and Read more
Walmart is exploring offering a fulfillment program for third-party merchants on its marketplace, according to Internet Retailer. An executive made the revelation at the Shop.org conference in Dallas on Tuesday. NOTE: See update below. Tri Huynh, director of business development for Read more
At its 2016 Investment Community Meeting today, Wal-Mart Stores will outline the company’s strategic framework to grow by serving customers across all channels, creating a seamless shopping experience. The company is also sharing select guidance information along with its capital Read more
As Walmart opens up its Marketplace to increasing numbers of third-party merchants, more ecommerce service providers have been announcing support for the channel. For example, multi-channel shipping solution ShipRush and distributed commerce network CommerceHub have both recently announced their integrations with the retail giant’s Read more
Only 6% of consumers have made a purchase using Jet.com in the past year, according to data from Episerver. So why did Walmart just pay $3.3 billion for the ecommerce company that launched last year? According to Bloomberg, it’s all about Read more
One year ago, Jet.com launched with much fanfare as an ecommerce website that could pose a threat to Amazon. Now the Wall Street Journal is reporting the company is in talks to sell itself to Walmart after facing significant challenges. Jet was Read more
Walmart hosted 450 business owners at its company headquarters as part of its “Made in the USA” initiative as it looks to stock shelves with products made in the US. The company told attendees that it was telling the “Made Read more
