Walmart Reaches $1 Trillion Market Cap, Aided by Embrace of eCommerce and AI
PYMNTS / pymnts - Walmart’s market capitalization topped $1 trillion on Tuesday (Feb. 3) after its shares rose as much as 1.6% in early trading and more than doubled over the past two years, the Financial Times reported Tuesday. The retailer became one of nine U.S. compani…
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Wing's drone deliveries are coming to 150 more Walmarts
Jackson Chen / engadget - Don't be surprised if you see even more drones delivering groceries across the US since the Alphabet-owned Wing announced another service expansion with Walmart over the next year. The partnership said that drone delivery services will be available at 150…
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Walmart and Google bet on AI agents to reshape how people shop online
Siamak Masnavi / coindesk - The retail giant said a new Gemini integration reflects a broader shift from search-based shopping to AI systems that can act on a customer’s behalf.
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Amazon is planning a Super Amazon-mart store near Chicago
Stevie Bonifield / theverge - Amazon could be taking another, even bigger swing at physical stores, this time with a Walmart-like supercenter. On Tuesday, the Orland Park Plan Commission in the Chicago suburb Orland Park, Illinois voted 6-1 to approve Amazon's proposal to develop 35 a…
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Black Friday Retains Lead Over Cyber Monday Amid Record-High Weekend Sales
PYMNTS / pymnts - A record number of consumers shopped during the five days from Thanksgiving Day through Cyber Monday, with Black Friday remaining the most popular day, according to the National Retail Federation. The number of consumers who shopped during that holiday we…
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‘This is the right time to retire’: Walmart CEO Doug McMillon steps down. Retail giant names new boss
Sam Becker / fastcompany - There’s a new sheriff in Bentonville.Today, Walmart announced that John Furner will become the company’s new CEO and president, effective February 1 next year, succeeding longtime boss Doug McMillon, who is retiring. McMillon has been at the helm of the r…
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You’ll soon be able to shop Walmart from ChatGPT
Sarah Perez / techcrunch - Walmart is partnering with OpenAI to let shoppers buy products directly through ChatGPT. The new integration will allow users to link their Walmart accounts, browse items ,and instantly check out — all within the chatbot.
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Walmart Taps Instacart Executive to Lead Its AI Ambitions
Sarah Nassauer / wsj - Daniel Danker will become Walmart’s head of global AI acceleration, product and design, reporting to the CEO.
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Walmart expands drone deliveries to five new cities, including Atlanta
Lawrence Bonk / engadget - Walmart just announced a major expansion of its drone delivery service to five new cities. These areas include Atlanta, Tampa, Orlando, Charlotte and Houston. This makes it the first retailer to offer drone-based deliveries across five states, as the serv…
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Trump tells Walmart to absorb trade tariffs
President Trump admonished Walmart by insisting the retail giant “eat the tariffs” rather than shifting the added costs onto consumers. His blunt directive underscores concerns over corporate profit margins while injecting a dash of political theater, evidently leaving pundits and industry insiders with plenty of fuel for sarcastic commentary.
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Walmart braces for price hikes amid tariff-related pressures
Walmart executives warned that consumers might soon face steeper prices due to persistent tariff pressures. The CFO’s remarks underline an impending, unavoidable rise in costs at checkout—a development sure to leave bargain hunters with a bittersweet taste as global trade headwinds continue to blow.
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