by Mike Duff | Jun 26, 2023 | Retail Articles
As the retailer looks for more ways to support its third-party marketplace sellers, Walmart has brought Onramp on board as a funding provider. Onramp announced that it has joined Walmart’s marketplace, connecting its funding platform to allow the retailer’s e-commerce...
by Mike Duff | Jun 22, 2023 | Retail Articles
Walmart+ Week is on its way, and, although it represents a new promotional wrinkle, it shouldn’t come as a surprise. After all, Walmart’s major competitors — with Amazon preparing its annual Prime Day extravaganza for July 11 and 12, and Target is planning Circle...
by Mike Duff | Jun 19, 2023 | Retail Articles
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...
by Mike Duff | Jun 14, 2023 | Retail Articles
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...
by Mike Duff | Jun 12, 2023 | Retail Articles
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...