Seemingly as long as the world’s top two retailers have competed, Walmart has been considered the go-to for groceries while Amazon leads in non-food sales. Walmart’s crown in groceries is not currently at risk, but Amazon seems determined to disrupt this balance in upcoming months...
It’s springtime. With the events of last year’s pandemic terror still fresh in mind, it’s easy to forget there’s a major event to speculate about for Amazon watchers as the company bids for the whole U.S. paycheck. The event is Prime Day. Last year it...
A week ago in this space, PYMNTS talked about how the two titans of retail, who have found themselves in a market share dead heat, are each doing more to embrace the strength of its rival. In Amazon’s case, that means addressing the enormous disadvantage...
In “The Art of War,” Sun Tzu said, “If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained, you will also suffer a defeat.” Although that was written 2,500 years ago, it is still relevant in 2021, amid the unprecedentedly tight market share...
Just weeks after the nation’s two largest retailers each closed the books on record annual results and had begun to square off on new market-share fights in key categories like apparel and groceries, Amazon and Walmart have found themselves facing a new set of challenges:...
In this week’s Whole Paycheck report, just days after reports surfaced that Amazon was upping its grocery game to try to chip away at Walmart’s 10x lead in food and beverage sales, the 60-year-old owner of 5,500 stores is making moves of its own to...
In this week’s Whole Paycheck Tracker, Amazon and Walmart find themselves in a dead heat in the grab for retail sales market share, as both companies roll out plans aimed at increasing sales and efficiency. As industry watchers point out, that change had been in...
With the fourth-quarter earnings season safely behind them, the country’s top two retailers have gone back to executing the plans they just updated. The battle between Amazon and Walmart is taking on global proportions, with milestones being set in several different countries and several lines...
It’s often been said that “the best defense is a good offense” — and in a similar vein, Walmart announced plans this week to attract more customers by enticing more businesses to sell their products on its platform. The move marks the latest shot in the...
