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...
Walmart, one of the largest companies in the world, will begin pilot testing new healthcare programs for its employees starting next year, according to a report by CNBC. The move is part of an effort by the company to cut its healthcare costs, which is...
Walmart has revealed it is testing out a fee-based service called “Fulfilled by Walmart.” The company’s U.S. eCommerce chief, Marc Lore, announced the news at an industry conference this week, explaining the service aims to help Walmart’s online unit generate more revenue, as well as...
People in Arkansas can now get groceries delivered via a new Walmart pilot with Gatik using self-driving cars that include a human safety driver behind the wheel. Following the state’s new law allowing autonomous vehicles, Palo Alto, California-based Gatik was approved by the Arkansas Highway...
Walmart is relaunching its delivery service that brings groceries into the refrigerators of customers. Reuters, citing Marc Lore, head of U.S. eCommerce for the retailer, said the move is aimed at finding new ways to offer cheap and speedy online delivery. Walmart began testing the...
Walmart is expanding its next-day delivery to more areas of the U.S. as it pushes back on Amazon’s one-day delivery expansion plans. According to a report in The Wall Street Journal citing Marc Lore, head of U.S. eCommerce at Walmart, the retailer will start offering free...
