by Mike Duff | Dec 1, 2021 | Retail Articles
Market research firm Numerator released early Black Friday data indicating Amazon captured the highest spend share for the occasion and Cyber Monday data revealing inflation and supply chain issues affected how consumers shopped. Amazon came out on top for the second...
by Mike Duff | Nov 30, 2021 | Retail Articles
Longtime Walmart CFO Brett Biggs is leaving the company, which said it would begin a search to fill his role. Walmart said Biggs, who has been with the company for 22 years and acted as executive vice president and CFO since 2015, will pursue new opportunities in the...
by Mike Duff | Nov 23, 2021 | Retail Articles
In another expansion of its shopping outreach to consumers, Walmart is kicking off Cyber Week with its first shoppable livestream on Twitter, hosted by singer, songwriter, dancer and social media figure Jason Derulo. In a blog post, William White, Walmart U.S. chief...
by Mike Duff | Nov 10, 2021 | Retail Articles
Walmart announced plans to build two new high-tech facilities in the Dallas-Fort Worth area to support its growing supply chain network. A 1.5 million square-foot automated fulfillment center is set to open in 2023, and a 730,000 square-foot automated grocery...
by Mike Duff | Nov 9, 2021 | Retail Articles
With delivery drivers in short supply, Walmart announced that it is operating robotic delivery from a “dark store” to a Neighborhood Market, and Uber revealed a partnership that will lead to it using automated vehicles for delivering goods to consumer...