As the holiday shopping period becomes more intense, Walmart is preparing deals, special benefits for its Walmart+ members and enhancements delivered in part through supply chain upgrades. Walmart’s Black Friday Deals return for 2023, with the event giving customers...
After discontinuing its JetBlack concierge-based text-to-shop operation two years ago, Walmart is trying SMS shopping again. On the other side of the purchasing process, Walmart is expanding drone delivery. In a blog post, Dominique Essig, vice president,...
In advancing distribution capacities, Walmart is acquiring Alert Innovation, a robotics automation company that develops material-handling technology for automating order fulfillment in retail supply chains. Walmart has been working with Alert to customize technology...
To keep goods moving faster, Walmart will open a 400,000 square-foot high-tech consolidation center in Lebanon, PA, this month, which will use automation to move goods three times than has been traditional and help Walmart deliver the right product to the right store....
As it moves into an increasingly programmable future, Walmart has expanded an agreement with Symbotic, a supply chain technology company employing A.I. in its functions, to implement a robotics and software automation platform in all 42 of the retailer’s regional...
