Articles about Walmart

Prime Day shows how AI is changing shopping, testing Amazon’s bet against ChatGPT and others

Adobe found that shoppers who reached retail sites through AI chatbots were 40% more likely to buy during Prime Day than those from search, email or social media — the first time AI-referred traffic converted best. Amazon has blocked rival shopping agents from its store while building its own assistant. Read More

Amazon knocks Walmart from the top spot on Fortune 500 for the first time in 13 years

Amazon surpassed $700 billion in revenue in 2025 with a 12% year-over-year jump. Just over 20 years ago, the company made its debut on the list at No. 492. Read More

Amazon offers its AI shopping tech to outside retailers in new phase of agentic commerce race

AWS is releasing the Agentic Shopping Assistant, a tool that lets retailers build AI shopping experiences using the same technology behind Amazon’s Alexa for Shopping, which drove nearly $12 billion in incremental sales last year. Read More

Amazon launches AI-generated ‘canvas’ for sellers as e-commerce platforms race to add AI tools

Amazon is rolling out a “dynamic canvas” in Seller Central that generates personalized visual dashboards in response to seller prompts, building on its existing AI-powered Seller Assistant. The feature launches as Shopify, Walmart and others race to add AI to their merchant tools. Read More

Amazon earnings preview: Wall Street looks for cloud growth after capex surge and job cuts

Amazon reports Q4 earnings Thursday, capping a tech earnings season dominated by a single question: whether the industry’s AI spending binge will ultimately be worth it. Here’s what to watch. Read More

Amazon supersizes its Walmart rivalry with new big-box retail concept

The e-commerce giant plans to test a new big-box retail concept outside Chicago that mirrors the scale of a Walmart superstore, while layering in Amazon-style technology that blends in-store shopping with app-based ordering. Read More

Sold on Walmart, sent by Amazon: The weird new world of online retail

Amazon is expanding its logistics empire, officially supporting fulfillment for Walmart Marketplace orders through its Multichannel Fulfillment service. The move is part of a broader push to provide end-to-end supply chain services for sellers. Read More

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Amazon vs. Walmart: Reporter and author Jason Del Rey on the ‘defining business clash’ of our era

Amazon famously professes to obsess about customers, not competitors, but if the company really wants to focus its business, concentrating… Read More

Walmart to hire nearly 200 in Seattle as part of expansion of its Global Tech team

Walmart announced a big push Tuesday to expand its Global Tech team by more than 5,000 employees, with nearly 200… Read More

Taking the spotlight from Amazon, Walmart and DroneUp set up drone delivery hubs in Arkansas

Walmart is partnering with Virginia-based DroneUp on a network of drone delivery hubs, starting with a neighborhood market in Farmington,… Read More

Walmart takes another page from Amazon, reports 95% increase in U.S. advertising sales

Walmart reported a 95% increase in its U.S. advertising sales in the second quarter, and said its number of active… Read More

Rover inks deal with Walmart as Seattle pet care startup bounces back after layoffs

As the pandemic hit earlier this year, Rover’s business evaporated. The shift to remote work and limited travel reduced demand… Read More

Sam’s Club partners with Seattle startup 98point6 to offer customers telehealth service

Sam’s Club, a division of Walmart, is promoting Seattle startup 98point6 as a telehealth service for its customers. The grocery… Read More

Walmart unveils Walmart+, its Amazon Prime competitor that costs $98/year and will launch Sept. 15

Walmart on Tuesday officially unveiled Walmart+, its new $98/year membership program that competes with Amazon’s $119/year Prime membership. Walmart+ will… Read More

Report: TikTok chooses buyer for U.S. operations, deal could be announced Tuesday

After a tumultuous few weeks, the future of hit social video app TikTok in the United States could soon become… Read More

Walmart’s U.S. ecommerce sales top $10B as retail giant prepares to challenge Amazon Prime

Walmart’s ecommerce business in the United States grew 97% in the company’s second fiscal quarter, ended July 31, the retail… Read More

Walmart to launch a $98/year Amazon Prime competitor for grocery delivery and other perks

The battle between Walmart and Amazon is ramping up this month as Walmart prepares to launch a new membership service… Read More

Report: Walmart set to launch Amazon Prime competitor

Walmart is reportedly close to launching a loyalty program called Walmart+ to rival the popular Amazon Prime offering. Recode reported… Read More

Walmart is the latest big retailer to post subpar holiday sales in wake of Amazon’s record quarter

Despite rapid e-commerce growth, Walmart posted subpar numbers for the busy holiday shopping season, joining a group of retailers that… Read More

Super Bowl ads: Google’s tear-jerker is tops, mama calls for T-Mobile, Winona is in Winona and more

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xSxXiHwMrg&feature=emb_logo There’s no crying in baseball, Tom Hanks once said. But there will be tears in football, especially for those… Read More

Walmart deploys grocery picking robots in its battle against Amazon

Walmart today showed off the newest weapon in its retail battle against Amazon: A cadre of robots that retrieve items… Read More

Holiday e-commerce spending already hitting records as Amazon and others gear up for peak shopping season

In between parades, football games and huge meals, people turned to their phones in record numbers to shop holiday deals… Read More

Walmart vs. Amazon in the produce aisle: New ‘open market’ format takes cues from Whole Foods

Walmart said Wednesday morning that it will roll out redesigned produce sections in the grocery areas of its U.S. stores,… Read More

Walmart’s surging e-commerce division grows 41% in Q3, amid online retail battle with Amazon

Walmart’s e-commerce business grew 41 percent year-over-year in the third quarter, continuing the rapid rise of the division amid a… Read More

Amazon makes grocery delivery free with Prime, ends $15/month fee under pressure from Walmart

Amazon plans to make grocery delivery a built-in benefit of Prime membership — no longer charging an extra $15 per… Read More

As its revenue dips, Zulily unveils price comparison feature to compete with Amazon and Walmart

Brands such as Amazon and Walmart might come to mind for customers trying to find low prices online. Now Zulily… Read More

Walmart’s next-day delivery now available to 75% of U.S. population, escalating shipping race with Amazon

Walmart and Amazon are locked in a race to bring one-day shipping to the masses, and today Walmart hit a… Read More

Tech Moves: Amazon hires former Washington state senator; RealSelf names two editorial leaders; and more

Cosmetic treatment review platform RealSelf named two new senior editorial hires. Tara Kraft has joined as editorial director and Carolyn… Read More

Walmart targets Amazon Fire tablets with new line of low-cost devices starting at $64

Walmart has released its long-rumored set of low-cost tablets, the latest challenge in the retail giant’s multi-faceted battle with Amazon.… Read More

Challenging Amazon, Walmart unveils one-day delivery on more than 200k items

Amazon put the retail world on notice when it announced plans to evolve its core Prime shipping time from two… Read More