Walmart has opened a new 2.2 million-square-foot fulfillment center 20 miles northeast of Indianapolis in McCordsville, IN as the company continues to boost faster technology-driven distribution. Walmart characterizes the McCordsville facility as a next-generation...
Walmart is adopting measures designed to make the fulfillment function more sustainable and to reduce the amount of packaging waste associated with online orders and emissions associated with product movement. The company announced that the initiatives will include...
Cheryl Ainoa, Walmart senior vice president, new businesses and emerging technology, took to LinkedIn to announce a new wrinkle to the retailer’s artificial intelligence (AI) efforts. Ainoa in March authored a blog post detailing how Walmart plans to use AI to address...
Organized retail crime is becoming a more serious issue as affirmed in an onstage discussion between John Furner, Walmart U.S. CEO and National Retail Federation board chairman, and Matthew Shay, NRF CEO, at the organization’s annual security conference. At NRF...
At Home has appointed former Walmart executive Jeff Evans president and chief merchandising officer effective June 19, the company announced. Evans has 32 years of experience in managing businesses across different retail formats including department stores, warehouse...
