Latest posts about Walmart
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Report points to Walmart upping stakes for supplier shipping requirements
March 15, 2019
The report stated that Walmart will have its suppliers that ship full trucks of products to deliver orders within a specified two-day window 87% of the time, which is 2% more than the previous target of 85%. And it added that suppliers filling part of a truck with their goods need to reach a 70% on-time threshold, which is up from 50%, as well as also change how it penalizes suppliers that make partial deliveries to make sure products make it to shelves when they...
Walmart puts its money where its drivers are
February 4, 2019
The nation’s largest retailer is increasing pay for truck drivers with three years’ accident-free experience to around $87,500.
THE FUTURE OF DELIVERY: Walmart Ecommerce USA President & CEO Marc Lore’s Vision
December 24, 2018
Walmart may have made its mark offline as the cheapest store in town, but could its online business grab a bigger piece of the online retail pie? Mad Money's Jim Cramer interviews Marc Lore the head of Walmart's ecommerce arm for more insight.
Fetch Robotics names former Walmart executive as new VP of engineering
October 29, 2018
Cloud expert also worked on scalable cloud-based platforms for eBay, PayPal.
Walmart Plans the Acquisition of Plus-Size Retailer ELOQUII
October 2, 2018
Walmart has announced it has acquired plus-size apparel retailer Eloquii Design Inc. for an undisclosed amount, the brand is the latest digitally native retailer that Walmart has acquired in recent years.
Walmart Requires Blockchain Technology to be Deployed by Certain Produce Suppliers
September 25, 2018
U.S. retail giant Walmart and its division Sam’s Club will require suppliers of leafy greens to implement a farm-to-store tracking system based on blockchain technology.
Truck Drivers Wanted at Walmart - $1,500 Referral Bonus
September 11, 2018
With the worsening shortage of truck drivers, Walmart plans to double its spending on attracting and retaining drivers by year-end, the retailer wants to drum up interest in being a long-haul driver.
NAM and Walmart join forces for Manufacturing Day
September 6, 2018
Walmart to sponsor efforts to promote modern manufacturing and jumpstart new approaches to growing manufacturing talent.
Former Walmart Executive Chris Sultemeier Joins Warehouse Drone Pioneer PINC
August 2, 2018
Chris Sultemeier former Executive Vice President of Logistics for Walmart Stores, Inc. joins the board of directors of PINC, the leading provider of real-time digital inventory solutions.
What the OTIF Mandate Means for Walmart – and What it Means for You
June 26, 2018
Partners are central to the supply chain strategy at Walmart, and Walmart has clear expectations of them...those expectations just went up.
How Small Businesses Benefit From Logistics Innovations
May 22, 2018
It’s no secret that consumers are in the driver seat when it comes to expectations for shipping costs and delivery times, and consumers expect to pay little to no shipping charges and have the flexibility to either pick up their products in a store or have them delivered as quickly as possible.
Walmart Invests $16 billion in eCommerce Company Flipkart
May 9, 2018
Walmart has agreed to pay $16 billion for a roughly 77 percent stake in Indian online marketplace Flipkart, the U.S. retailer’s largest deal as it opens up another front to battle rival Amazon in one of the world’s fledgling ecommerce markets.
Walmart Ends Failed Uber Lyft Online Grocery-Delivery
May 8, 2018
Walmart's online grocery delivery partnerships with ride-hailing services Uber and Lyft have ended, according to Reuters, a potential setback for the retailer's ambitions to challenge Amazon.com head-on with the speedy delivery of groceries to people's homes.
Walmart Close to $12 Billion-Plus Deal for India’s Leading Ecommerce Company Flipkart
April 24, 2018
The deal, if completed, will give Walmart a substantial foothold in an emerging market of 1.3 billion people, and while the Arkansas-based company is the world’s largest retailer, it has struggled against Amazon as consumers migrate to online commerce, India is the next big potential prize after the U.S. and China.
Walmart’s Key to Unlocking its Full Online Growth Potential
March 14, 2018
According to a Credit Suisse analyst, Walmart plans to hit a 40% US online growth target by 2019, and the company may have found a way to relieve its online growth concerns, as well as get it to its targets in the next two years.