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Walmart to Relaunch Private-Label Fashion Brand ‘No Boundaries’
Walmart // June 13, 2024

Walmart will relaunch its private-label fashion brand No Boundaries in stores and online July 16. Aimed at young adults, the No Boundaries brand has been refreshed by a Generation Z-focused design team, the retailer said in a Thursday (June 13) press release. “Refreshing our private...

Consumer Spending Shows Signs of Summer Recovery, but Retailers Are Cautious
Retail // June 11, 2024

Consumer spending is beginning to show signs of recovery going into the summer, but major retailers are not getting their hopes up. Findings from the National Retail Federation’s CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor announced Monday (June 10) showed that in May, consumer spending increased 1.35% relative to...

Walmart Says PhonePe and Flipkart IPOs Years Away
Walmart // June 09, 2024

Walmart’s India-based eCommerce marketplace and payments company aren’t quite ready to go public. “This is something we’re looking at over the next couple of years,” Walmart’s executive vice president for corporate affairs, Dan Bartlett, told Reuters last week in reference to the company’s marketplace Flipkart...

Apparel Retailers Use New AI Features to Reduce Online Returns
Retail // June 07, 2024

As clothing brands and retailers continue to struggle with the costly problem of returns, many are turning to artificial intelligence to help consumers buy products they will actually want when they arrive. True Fit, a player in the realm of size and fit personalization, announced...

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Walmart and Amazon Race to Digitize the Physical Store

June 14, 2024
As Walmart and Amazon compete to stay at the forefront of retail’s omnichannel transformation, the two industry giants are integrating digital technologies into physical stores, aiming to provide the most convenient, connected shopping experience. Walmart, for its part, is digitizing shelf tags to make brick-and-mortar operations more efficient, which in turn will translate to a […]

Amazon and Walmart Use GenAI to Cut Vendor Costs

June 07, 2024
As Amazon and Walmart compete for retail dominance, the two industry giants are implementing generative artificial intelligence across the supply chain to cut costs and boost profits. Amazon shared in...

Amazon Follows Walmart in Slashing Grocery Prices to Gain Share

May 31, 2024
As Amazon looks to make a dent in Walmart’s share of consumer grocery spending, the eCommerce company is joining the list of retail giants making widespread price cuts to common...

Walmart Exec Details Immersive Experiences in Digital ‘Realm’

May 29, 2024
Consumers increasingly want immersive eCommerce journeys, and Walmart is launching new digital shopping experiences to meet this demand. In an interview with PYMNTS following the retailer’s launch of gamified marketplace...

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Walmart to Relaunch Private-Label Fashion Brand ‘No Boundaries’

June 13, 2024
Walmart will relaunch its private-label fashion brand No Boundaries in stores and online July 16. Aimed at young adults, the No Boundaries brand has been refreshed by a Generation Z-focused design team, the retailer said in a Thursday (June 13) press release. “Refreshing our private brand portfolio is critical to our fashion strategy as we […]

Walmart Says PhonePe and Flipkart IPOs Years Away

June 09, 2024
Walmart’s India-based eCommerce marketplace and payments company aren’t quite ready to go public. “This is something we’re looking at over the next couple of years,” Walmart’s executive vice president for...

Walmart to Replace Paper Price Tags With Digital Shelf Labels

June 07, 2024
Walmart has begun rolling out digital shelf labels (DSLs) in its stores. Following a test at the retailer’s location in Grapevine, Texas, the technology will be expanded to 2,300 stores...

Walmart Adds Customer Insights Feature to Luminate Platform

June 04, 2024
Walmart’s latest digital offering is designed to help its suppliers understand their shoppers. Digital Landscapes, a “self-serve insights solution,” is being added to the Walmart Luminate platform in beta Wednesday...