by Mike Duff | Oct 23, 2026 | Retail Articles
Among retailers, Walmart has been moving to provide a range of shopping alternatives driven by artificial intelligence, including its Sparky AI agent and conversational commerce integrations with Muse, ChatGPT and Gemini. Now, the company is introducing Agent...
by Mike Duff | Oct 20, 2026 | Retail Articles
Walmart is offering consumers the option to combine Walmart and Sam’s Club loyalty memberships at a lower, value-added price. The combo deal could boost Walmart’s competitive advantage over rivals in the warehouse club, mass market, and digital sectors by making...
by Mike Duff | Sep 29, 2026 | Retail Articles
As personalized pricing practices are being called into question online and in stores, and electronic shelf labels (ESL) are being scrutinized, Walmart president and CEO John Furner has issued a letter promising the company will not use personalized pricing as it...
by Mike Duff | May 21, 2026 | Retail Articles
General merchandise comps gained but fuel prices gnawed at Walmart during the first quarter as the retailer posted overall sales and earnings advances during the period. Walmart reported it would pursue refunds for International Emergency Economic Powers Act tariffs,...
by Mike Duff | Feb 19, 2026 | Featured News, Retail Articles
Walmart rode strong general merchandise sales to beat Wall Street estimates in its fourth quarter, led by comparable sales gains at the Walmart U.S. and Sam’s Club divisions. Company net income was $4.24 billion, or 53 cents per diluted share, versus $5.25...