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 | Aug 20, 2026 | Retail Articles
Walmart beat Wall Street’s second-quarter revenue and earnings estimates, helped by tariff refunds and despite comp sales pressure attributed to declining prices of GLP-1 weight-loss medications. Walmart reported that it received $2.9 billion in IEEPA tariff...
by Mike Duff | Jun 2, 2026 | Retail Articles
Walmart is advancing several initiatives across its retail operations, including the launch of a new outdoor entertaining collection from designer Sheila Bridges, expansion of its drone delivery program and new marketing efforts at Sam’s Club. The 14-piece...
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,...