Could we finally be seeing the wheels turn on Walmart’s metaverse initiatives? Earlier this year, patent filings from the company signaled an impending blockchain or NFT related engagement – but nearl...
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What Kroger, Walmart, Target learned from China about grocery’s future
Now going on 140 years in business, Cincinnati-based Kroger sped up its push into digital retailing during the pandemic, and grocery store chain isn’t looking back. Kroger has adopted an o...
What The Fed’s Rate Hike Will Mean For Holiday Shopping
Walmart announced that it will offer thousands more Rollbacks this holiday shopping period on the … [+] hottest categories including toys, home, electronics and beauty. (Photo by Sarah Silbiger/...
Walmart launches its new virtual fitting rooms
Walmart, one of the most famous American multinational retail companies, has introduced virtual fitting rooms. This news indicates how much technological progress, the development of the widely cited ...
Funko Partners With Walmart to Drop DC Digital Collectibles and Physical Twin Counterparts – Blockchain Bitcoin News
Funko has teamed up with the multinational retail corporation Walmart and the American film and entertainment studio Warner Bros. to bring digital collectibles to the retail space, the pop culture col...
Why Target Canada could not beat Walmart, Costco and Giant Tiger
Target’s entry into the Canadian market in 2013 was its first foray in international expansion. A combination of extensive renovation needs, a flawed merchandising system, tight time frame and i...
As Inflation Rages, Retailers Pump Up Private Label
There’s a huge economic force driving private label demand: as costs to consumers rise, a … [+] willingness to consider private label also grows. If inflation is bad news for most, it may ...
Walmart plans to hire 40,000 workers for the holiday season
A Walmart worker organizes products for Christmas season at a Walmart store in Teterboro, New Jersey. Eduardo Munoz | Reuters Walmart announced Wednesday that it will be hiring 40,000 seasonal and ful...
Walmart, Target Urge Lawmakers to Pass Bill Taking Aim at Visa, Mastercard Fees
More than 1,600 merchants including Walmart and Target are urging U.S. lawmakers to pass legislation that aims to break the hold that Visa and Mastercard have over the credit-card market. The bill, wh...
Walmart Adds Paramount+ Subscription To Membership Program, To Further Compete With Amazon
BEIJING, CHINA – AUGUST 29: Tom Cruise attends the ‘Mission: Impossible – Fallout’ Press Conference … [+] at The Ancestral Temple on August 29, 2018 in Beijing, . (Photo ...
Walmart Brings Virtual Try-On Experience To Online Shopping For Women’s Apparel
Walmart’s Be Your Own Model, iOS version. Courtesy of Walmart WalmartWMT wants to give customers an extra bit of confidence when shopping for apparel. It’s launching a virtual try-on function wh...
Walmart unveils virtual fitting room to push shoppers to buy more clothes
Walmart is rolling out its latest version of virtual try-on, which allows shoppers to upload an image of themselves and see how items would look. Walmart As some shoppers reduce their spending on clot...
Walmart and Target among 1,600 merchants calling for credit-card fee law, says WSJ
Merchants such as Target Corp. [s] and Walmart Inc. WMT, +0.09% signed on to a letter asking Congress to pass a law that would require options for the routing of credit-card transactions over alternat...
Where Walmart, Amazon, Target are spending billions in slowing economy
A Walmart employee loads up a robotic warehouse tool with an empty cart to be filled with a customer’s online order at a Walmart micro-fulfillment center in Salem, Mass. on Jan. 8, 2020. Boston ...
Walmart And Costco Winning, Shopping Centers Losing As Retail Foot Traffic Trends Signal Austere Holiday Quarter.
Walmart and Costco Winning, Shopping Centers Losing as Retail Foot Traffic Trends Signal Austere … [+] Holiday Quarter. getty US consumers appear to be dining more at home than going out; doing ...
How Inflation Affects Grocery Stocks Like Kroger, Walmart And Costco
| Getty Images Key takeaways Even during times of high inflation, people need to eat, meaning grocery stocks tend to perform better than other industries in volatile markets. Grocery stores can pass a...
Walmart And UnitedHealth Group Launch Medicare Advantage Partnership
Walmart and UnitedHealth Group are beginning a major 10-year collaboration to provide healthcare … [+] services and “improve the patient experience” for Medicare Advantage enrollees in certain m...
What’s Zuru’s Next Move After Selling Millions Of Cheap Toys? Take On Procter & Gamble, Of Course
“Diapers was the experiment,” says Zuru’s Nick Mowbray. “Then I was like, ‘Wow, this can actually work. You can disrupt these big, entrenched consumer goods companies and...
Walmart Goes After The Pet Parent Market With The Dodo Partnership
A dog with one of the toys in the new The Dodo product line at Walmart. Walmart/The Dodo WalmarWMT t is looking to expand its reach in the pet category with a collaboration with pet-centric media bran...
Retail Stocks Got an Earnings Boost. Why There’s No Comfort in That.
Text size Many retailers are still struggling with the high inventories, with profits dragged down by pricier supply-chain and transport costs. Spencer Platt/Getty Images Investors breathed a sigh of ...
Pilot Who Threatened Mississippi Walmart Reportedly Lands Plane In Field
Topline A pilot who threatened to crash a plane into a Tupelo, Mississippi, Walmart on Saturday morning has landed his plane in a field in a rural area following hours of erratic flying, according to ...
ESG – A Defense, A Critique, And A Way Forward (part 3 now): Evidence-Driven Pragmatic Perspective
In part 3, I focus on questions one can ask CEOs and boards centered around corporate purpose, is myopia a real problem, how does the shareholder model need to be modified, why we set the cost of natu...
Walmart invests in ranchers’ company as shoppers favor premium beef
The assortment in Walmart’s beef department has reflected changing consumer preferences, as more of them opt for higher quality cuts of meat. Melissa Repko | CNBC As more grocery shoppers opt fo...
Why a Bearish Money Manager Likes Gambling Stocks and Is Ready to Dump Apple
Dan Niles thinks the stock market is headed lower. Maybe a lot lower. A Stanford University–trained electrical engineer who once worked at the old minicomputer giant Digital Equipment, Niles has focus...