January 12, 2022 by Geoff Walden
Julie Barber, Walmart
Featured Articles, January 10, 2022, Leading Headlines, Retail News
BENTONVILLE, Ark. — For Walmart’s Julie Barber, transitioning from food merchandising to a top position in the company’s health and wellness merchandising business, was “a perfect next step.” In the earlier role, she explains, she was already focused on health, because what people eat is so central to their well-being. “We were really leaning in
January 10, 2022 by David Pinto
Sam Walton, Walmart
January 10, 2022, Opinion
Later this year, 60 years will have passed since the first Walmart opened its doors in Rogers, Ark., the town that borders the retailer’s Bentonville headquarters. Put another way, most Americans don’t remember the United States without a Walmart at which to shop or peruse or merely gossip about or await the day when the
January 5, 2022 by Chain Drug Review
Tom Ward, Walmart
Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, Retail News
BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Walmart is scaling up its InHome delivery service, with plans to make it available to 30 million households (up from 6 million today) by the end of the year. To that end, the company said Wednesday that it plans to hire more than 3,000 associate delivery drivers this year and will build
January 4, 2022 by Chain Drug Review
Walmart, Walmart debuts “The Home Edit” product line
Leading Headlines, Retail News
BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Walmart on Tuesday debuted a new line of home organization products in collaboration with Clea Shearer and Joanna Teplin from the Emmy-nominated Netflix series “Get Organized with The Home Edit.” “We are excited to welcome The Home Edit to our growing list of exclusive partnerships that resonate with our customers, which includes
December 30, 2021 by Chain Drug Review
FDA authorized COVID-19 antiviral medications Paxlovid and Molnupiravir, Walmart
Leading Headlines, Pharmacy, Retail News
BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Select Walmart and Sam’s Club pharmacies are ready to receive and dispense the FDA authorized COVID-19 antiviral medications Paxlovid and Molnupiravir as supplies allow. The medication will only be available at certain Walmart and Sam’s Club locations in a limited number of states until more supply is available. The medication is only
December 9, 2021 by Chain Drug Review
Project Gigaton, Walmart
Leading Headlines, Retail News
BENTONVILLE, Ark. — This week Walmart raised the bar on climate action by creating a supply chain finance program that not only enables greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reductions, but for the first time, uses science-based targets to do so in a way that aims for a 1.5-degree Celsius pathway. Working alongside HSBC and CDP, the
December 7, 2021 by Chain Drug Review
Walmart
Leading Headlines, Retail News
BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Walmart said Tuesday that it will open a 925,000 square-foot automated fulfillment center in Lebanon, Tennessee to support the retailer’s growing supply chain network and eCommerce business. The new facility, located at 1015 Hixson Boulevard, is set to open in the fall of 2022 and will create up to 300 full-time jobs,
November 29, 2021 by Chain Drug Review
Walmart
Leading Headlines, Retail News
BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Walmart said Monday that executive vice president and chief financial officer Brett Biggs will begin transitioning from his role at Walmart next year. Biggs, who plans to begin a new chapter of his career involving opportunities in the for-profit and non-profit sectors, will remain in the CFO role until a successor is
November 16, 2021 by Chain Drug Review
chief executive officer Doug McMillon, Walmart
Leading Headlines, Retail News
BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Walmart posted third quarter sales and earnings that topped expectations, and the company raised its outlook for the year. Comp sales at Walmart U.S. grew 9.2% versus the prior year period, with 15.6% increase on a two-year stack basis. Walmart U.S. eCommerce sales grew 8% for the quarter and 87% on a
November 8, 2021 by Chain Drug Review
Walmart
Pharmacy, Retail News
BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Walmart Inc. has begun using driverless trucks without backup safety drivers on a delivery route in its hometown, the company said Monday. The multi-temperature box trucks, developed by the Mountain View, Calif.-based technology firm Gatik, are moving customer orders between a Walmart dark store and a Neighborhood Market in Bentonville, Ark. Gatik’s
November 8, 2021 by David Pinto
Albertsons Cos., Rite Aid, Walgreens, Walmart
November 8, 2021, Opinion
Late last month, the editors of Mass Market Retailers, sister publication of Chain Drug Review, hosted a reception and dinner in Chicago. The occasion was to recognize several of the growing number of women who are starting to lead and shape mass market retailing. The event was noteworthy for several reasons. For openers, there were
November 1, 2021 by Chain Drug Review
Elton John Eyewear, Sam's Club, Walmart
Leading Headlines, Retail News
BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Elton John Eyewear, a new line of stylish, accessible eyewear, is launching Monday at Sam’s Club and at Walmart later this week. Elton John collaborated closely with the retailers on the development of the brand, with each pair inspired by his iconic style and famed music career. Each frame was given a
October 26, 2021 by Chain Drug Review
InComm Payments and its VanillaDirect network, Walmart
Leading Headlines, Retail News
BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Walmart has teamed with a payments technology company to allow its customers to pay their bills or fund prepaid accounts at any of the retailer’s more than 4,700 U.S. stores. The partnership with InComm Payments and its VanillaDirect network means that Walmart shoppers can now pay their utility, phone, insurance, and other
October 18, 2021 by Chain Drug Review
Black Friday, Walmart
Leading Headlines, Retail News
BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Walmart is bringing back its month-long “Black Friday Deals for Days” sales event this November. And this year Walmart+ members will get early access to the deals. “We continue to build Walmart+ to be the ultimate life hack for our customers,” Walmart U.S. chief customer officer Janey Whiteside said on Monday “That