Crime remains top issue for Walmart, retail executives
Organized retail crime can't be solved by retailers alone, industry leaders said. States must look at how they are prosecuting these crimes, the National Retail Federation said.
Target shares downgraded again on sales concerns
Target shares have been hit with a series of downgrades as consumer pushback on the retailer’s Pride merchandise continues. Citi lowered Target to neutral from buy on Friday.
Meet your next coworker: Walmart's Alphabot
Walmart's automated bot, dubbed Alphabot, was designed to make grocery pickup and delivery even faster, benefitting both the company's associates and customers.
A look at Walmart's AI strategy for supercenters
Walmart has been working on leveraging artificial intelligence for the past five years. The goal is to free up more time associates can spend on the sales floor with customers.
Walmart’s Pride merchandising unchanged as Target sees backlash over new items
Walmart's Chief Merchandising Officer Latriece Watkins said the company's merchandise assortment caters to all different groups all year round and that it has not changed.
Walmart raises pay for thousands of opticians after pharmacists get wage bump
Walmart is upping its investment in thousands of its opticians and pharmacists at stores nationwide. Pharmacists got pay boosts in April and opticians will get raises in June.
Walmart raises outlook after boost in grocery, e-commerce sales
Walmart raised its outlook for the year after seeing a boost in its grocery and e-commerce business. CEO Doug McMillon said consumer spending remains resilient.
Walmart shopper urges TikTok users to 'check your receipts' after she was charged $150 for bananas
A woman took to TikTok claiming she was charged $150 for bananas she purchased at a Walmart Supercenter in Shreveport, Louisiana.
Formerly homeless woman in California wins $5M lottery on ticket purchased at Walmart: 'Just random'
A lottery winner from California briefly recalls how she was homeless in 2017 and is now in a different place with her "random" $5 million scratch-off win.
Walmart is giving away $98 memberships to new moms, 'making life easier'
The retail giant is partnering with celebrity moms to share parenting hacks and a one-year Walmart+ membership with new moms for free in May to celebrate Mother's Day.
Walmart using AI to negotiate cost, purchase terms with vendors in shorter timeframe: report
Walmart has begun using an AI-powered chatbot to negotiate costs and purchases with certain vendors, saving the retail giant time and money.
Walmart to sell Eloquii digital brand to FullBeauty
Walmart has reached an agreement to sell Eloquii, a plus-sized apparel brand it has owned for over four years. FullBeauty Brands, which announced the deal, is purchasing it.
Walmart merchandising chief stepping down
Walmart's chief merchandising officer Charles Redfield is leaving the role, according to The Wall Street Journal, as the retail giant faces changing consumer behavior.
Walmart's Sam's Club celebrates 40th birthday with membership deal
Sam's Club announced that it was celebrating its 40th birthday by offering a discount on its memberships. First-time customers can get a discount when they sign up before April 19.
Express shares soar on Walmart Bonobos deal
Shares for Express are up on Friday after the fashion apparel brand and style community bought Walmart's menswear line Bonobos for $75 million. Walmart shares are flat.
Walmart closing 4 Chicago stores, blaming millions in annual losses
Walmart is closing half of its Chicago stores by this upcoming Sunday, saying collectively the stores there “have not been profitable since we opened the first one nearly 17 years ago."
Walmart pulls pro-environment T-shirt after customers find hidden swear word: report
Walmart is pulling a seemingly innocent, pro-environment shirt after customers pointed out a swear word in its text. The company said the mistake was not intentional.
Walmart sues Capital One in credit card brawl
Walmart has filed a lawsuit against credit card partner Capital One. The retailer did so in connection to the contract it has with Capital One for the bank to issue its cards.
Walmart says its electric vehicle charger network is in works
Walmart intends for thousands of its namesake and Sam's Club stores across America to have EV chargers installed as part of the retailer's own network that it plans to build.
Walmart sees high inflation sticking around this year
Walmart expects high inflation to continue to squeeze its business this year as the retail giant begins a push to automate 65% of its workforce by 2026.

















