In an expanding initiative, Walmart has made its selections for the ninth annual Open Call event, with almost 1,200 small and mid-sized business owners receiving official invitations. The company stated that this year’s class is the largest group of registrants ever...
A fleet of fully autonomous delivery trucks will service a select group of Sam’s Clubs in Texas as part of a multi-company initiative. The move follows a Walmart deployment of robotic delivery trucks in its hometown of Bentonville, AK. A network of 34 Sam’s Clubs in...
According to Numerator, early results from Walmart+ Weekend, the company’s first members-only sale event held from June 2 to 5, demonstrated that the average spend per order was $69.75, above both the average Walmart.com order size of $64.99 and the average Amazon...
In an operational advance, Walmart has announced plans to build four new high-tech fulfillment centers including a 1.1- million-square-foot facility in Joliet, IL. The company also announced plans to build a 1.5-million-square-foot, high-tech fulfillment center in...
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...
