All attention is focused on the upcoming Amazon Prime Day shopping event, but it appears Walmart has a few surprises up its sleeve so as not to be outdone. “As we celebrate Independence Day and the weeks that follow, we Read more
Seth Beal is charged with making a success of Walmart’s third-party merchant marketplace. We sat down with Seth at the Internet Retailer conference in Chicago last week to learn more about the program, which, as the company announced in April, Read more
Walmart launched a new payment method designed to make paying for items in Walmart stores easier. Customers in Arkansas and Texas can now use their smartphones to pay at checkout. The retailer explained the new feature: “Walmart Pay is like Read more
Walmart snagged a 12-year veteran of eBay as it revealed plans to open its Marketplace to thousands of sellers. Jordan Sweetnam was most recently Vice President of Seller Experience for eBay, where he oversaw the development, strategy and delivery of Read more
Walmart is seeking to grow its Marketplace from hundreds of third-party merchants to thousands. And with over 80 million unique visitors shopping Walmart.com every month, it may not be difficult to temp sellers to apply. Walmart has kept its Marketplace Read more
Add Walmart to the list of large retailers that are closing brick-and-mortar stores – on Friday, it announced it would close 269 stores in the U.S. and internationally. “As part of today”s action, the company will close 154 locations in Read more
Walmart is not bowing to pressure from some other retailers when it comes to holiday shipping deals. The retail chain told the Wall Street Journal on Thursday it would continue with its normal policy of free shipping on orders that exceed $50 Read more
Walmart scoffed at Amazon’s new Prime Day holiday set for Wednesday, keying in on the cost of joining Amazon Prime, a requirement to get the promised Prime Day deals. “We’re standing up for our customers and everyone else who sees Read more
Walmart is working on a free-shipping membership program that looks like an attempt to combat the growing popularity of Amazon Prime. But it doesn’t mean Walmart is chasing after a new type of shopper, according to one player in the Read more
Walmart is still testing its free-shipping membership program that competes with Amazon Prime, and this week some shoppers accidentally stumbled upon the new program, which has been operating in stealth mode. TechCrunch noted that people posted information on shopping forums Read more
