BENTONVILLE, Ark. – More than 800 small businesses from across the country pitched their U.S.-manufactured products yesterday during 30-minute, one-on-one meetings with Walmart and Sam’s Club merchants as part of the company’s first-ever virtual Open Call event. Approximately 56% of these businesses self-report as diverse, and more than 175 received a “yes,” advancing them to the
LONDON — Walmart said Friday that it has reached a deal to sell Asda, the British retailer it acquired in 1999, for an enterprise value of £6.8 billion (about $8.8 billion).The purchasers are the Issa brothers, founders and co-CEOs of the EG Group, a global convenience store retailer based in Blackburn, U.K., and investment funds
BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Walmart has reimagined its Supercenter format to make it easier to navigate and more consistent with its omnichannel strategy. “We’re always listening to our customers and innovating our in-store, online and mobile experiences to meet and exceed their expectations,” Walmart executive vice president and chief customer officer Janey Whiteside explained in a
BENTONVILLE, Ark.— Walmart has teamed up with Quest Diagnostics and DroneUp to pilot drone delivery of at-home COVID-19 testing kits in North Las Vegas, beginning on Wednesday. “There’s a lot we can learn from our drone delivery pilots to help determine what roles drones can play in pandemic response, health care delivery and retail,” Tom
BENTONVILLE, Ark. — President Trump announced this weekend that ByteDance has received tentative approval for an agreement with the U.S. Government to resolve the outstanding issues, which will now include Oracle and Walmart together investing to acquire 20% of the newly formed TikTok Global business. As a part of the deal, TikTok is creating a
BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Walmart plans to address the climate crisis by having zero emissions across its global operations by 2040, the company said Monday. Walmart and the Walmart Foundation are also committing to help protect, manage or restore at least 50 million acres of land and one million square miles of ocean by 2030 to
In a recent video marking the first anniversary of the Business Roundtable’s adoption of a revised statement of purpose for a corporation, Walmart CEO Doug McMillon spoke about how the new definition — which was expanded from a tight focus on shareholders to one that also includes customers, employees, suppliers and communities — reflects the
BENTONVILLE, Ark.— Walmart announced that it is working Zipline to test drone delivery early next year. Beginning in 2021, Zipline will begin making on-demand deliveries for Walmart for “select health and wellness products with the potential to expand to general merchandise,” Tom Ward, senior vice president of customer product at Walmart, said in a blog
BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Walmart is helping customers and associates by making it easier than ever to get vaccinated against the seasonal flu. New this year, the retailer is launching a digital scheduler, so customers can book an appointment for a flu shot at any one of Walmart’s over 4,700 pharmacies for a fast and efficient
BENTONVILLE, Ark.. — Walmart has opened its fourth Georgia Walmart Health location, this one in Newnan, Ga. next to its Supercenter. The new state-of-the-art facility provides primary care, urgent care, labs, dental, hearing, counseling, x-ray and diagnostics services all in one location at affordable, transparent pricing regardless of a patient’s insurance status. “As we expand
BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Continuing the transformation of its beauty department, Walmart has named Musab Balbale as vice president and general manager for beauty. He will lead all merchandising strategies for the retailer’s omnichannel beauty business. Balbale has been a part of the Walmart Beauty team for almost four years, leading the e-commerce sector of the
BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Walmart on Tuesday launched its Walmart+ membership program, which is designed to compete with Amazon Prime by leveraging both in-store and online assets that include fuel discounts and unlimited free delivery from stores. Membership, available to Walmart customers beginning on September 15, will cost $98 a year or $12.95 a month and
BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Walmart has confirmed that it has teaming up with Microsoft to bid for the viral video service TikTok. The Trump administration has given the Chinese internet firm Bytedance, which owns TikTok, 90 days to sell its U.S. operation, or face having the service banned in this country. The White House argues that
BENTONVILLE, Ark. – Walmart is bringing together experts in nutrition, mental health and cardiac care for a three-day wellness event, being staged online this year in lieu of the in-store health fairs it typically offers. The free event, dubbed Walmart Wellness Live, begins August 28 and will feature recording artist Patti LaBelle, cardiologist Juan Rivera
