walmart

Walmart Inc. is an American multinational retail corporation that operates a chain of hypermarkets, discount department stores, and grocery stores, headquartered in Bentonville, Arkansas. The company was founded by Sam Walton in 1962 and incorporated on October 31, 1969.

(source: corporate.walmart.com)

Rite Aid Dumps Apple Pay
Rite Aid Dumps Apple Pay
October 24, 2014  |  Apple Pay

After accepting Apple Pay at all of its stores on the Apple Pay launch day on Monday (Oct. 20), the $26 billion 4,600-store Rite Aid...

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Price Comparison Dethrones Amazon
Price Comparison Dethrones Amazon
October 21, 2014  |  Mobile Commerce

Amazon, which at one time had the reputation for undercutting other e-tailers with slightly lower prices, has lost the online pricing edge to both Walmart...

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Who Says “No Way” To Apple Pay And Why
Who Says “No Way” To Apple Pay And Why
October 13, 2014  |  Apple Pay

With a requirement of being able to accept NFC at all stores right away, it’s not surprising that the list of retailers with no plans...

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Amazon Gets Physical (Storefront)
Amazon Gets Physical (Storefront)
October 10, 2014  |  Merchant Innovation

Experimenting with opening its first brick-and-mortar, Amazon has taken over a 12-story building in the heart of the most famous shopping district in the U.S.,...

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Walmart Expands Its India B2B eCommerce Presence
Walmart Expands Its India B2B eCommerce Presence
September 24, 2014  |  B2B Payments

Walmart’s ambitions to be a viable B2B supplier in India continue to grow, as two more of the megaretailer’s Best Price Modern Wholesale stores are...

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Walmart To Offer Checking Accounts In October
Walmart To Offer Checking Accounts In October
September 24, 2014  |  Mobile

Walmart has finally made it official: As of October, it will directly offer federally-insured checking accounts, albeit through an arrangement with longtime partner Green Dot....

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Green Dot Buys Tax-Refund Biz
Green Dot Buys Tax-Refund Biz
September 22, 2014  |  News

Next year, Green Dot’s contract with Walmart expires, a troubling detail for the prepaid card company considering that for much of its fifteen year existence,...

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