by Mike Duff | Jun 14, 2023 | Retail Articles
Walmart is adopting measures designed to make the fulfillment function more sustainable and to reduce the amount of packaging waste associated with online orders and emissions associated with product movement. The company announced that the initiatives will include...
by Mike Duff | Jun 12, 2023 | Retail Articles
Cheryl Ainoa, Walmart senior vice president, new businesses and emerging technology, took to LinkedIn to announce a new wrinkle to the retailer’s artificial intelligence (AI) efforts. Ainoa in March authored a blog post detailing how Walmart plans to use AI to address...
by Mike Duff | Jun 12, 2023 | Retail Articles
Organized retail crime is becoming a more serious issue as affirmed in an onstage discussion between John Furner, Walmart U.S. CEO and National Retail Federation board chairman, and Matthew Shay, NRF CEO, at the organization’s annual security conference. At NRF...
by Mike Duff | May 31, 2023 | Retail Articles
At Home has appointed former Walmart executive Jeff Evans president and chief merchandising officer effective June 19, the company announced. Evans has 32 years of experience in managing businesses across different retail formats including department stores, warehouse...
by Mike Duff | May 24, 2023 | Retail Articles
Walmart has opened its first high-tech Market Fulfillment Center, a distribution operation that runs in a store, located at 406 S Walton Blvd in Bentonville, AK. The Market Fulfillment Center is part of a Walmart strategic initiative focused on expanding the use of...
