Walmart is making changes to its executive team after the holiday shopping season, according to a report by CNBC. Walmart’s chief merchant, Steve Bratspies, is leaving, according to an internal memo sent to Walmart workers by U.S. CEO John Furner. Bratspies will be replaced by...
Walmart is partnering with autonomous vehicle company Nuro to launch a new pilot program that will test autonomous grocery delivery in the Houston market, Walmart announced in a press release Tuesday (Dec. 10). The service, which will begin testing next year, will use R2 —...
Walmart supports consumers having “reasonable controls” when it comes to the collection, use and sharing of personal data, Reuters reported. During testimony at a hearing by the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, the retail giant said customers should be able to “reasonably...
Walmart will expand aggressively in China, with a plan to add 500 new locations in the country over the next half decade or so, according to a report by CNN. The news comes as China is in the midst of an economic slowdown and a...
Walmart has introduced a new program called Delivery Unlimited in 1,400 of its stores. Customers who want to order groceries from Walmart without having to pay a per-delivery fee every time have the option of paying $98 a year or $12.95 a month, according to...
Walmart is expanding its flat-fee money transfer services to include an international money transfer marketplace serving all 4,700 U.S. Walmart stores, the company said in a press release on Monday (Nov. 4). “When we launched Walmart2Walmart and Walmart2World, our goal was to create a platform...
Walmart is starting its holiday shopping season early, citing less shopping days between Thanksgiving and Christmas. The retailer is advertising deals for the season “earlier than ever,” and will begin on Friday (Oct. 25), CNBC reported. The company said shoppers will be able to find...
Walmart has announced the departure of Greg Foran, president and CEO of Walmart U.S. His replacement with be John Furner, who currently serves as president and CEO of Sam’s Club. Furner has worked under Foran for the last five years. He will report directly to...
Walmart-owned men’s retailer Bonobos laid off staff on Monday (Oct. 7) in the light of continued losses by its parent company. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that a few dozen are being laid off in the company, which has about 600 employees. “These decisions...
