Jeff Bezos uses annual Amazon letter as antitrust antidote: ‘Third-party sellers are kicking our first party butt. Badly.’ Amazon is getting trounced by third-party sellers on its platform, has weathered some spectacular failures in the process of building… Read More
Walmart and Google team up for new voice-powered shopping experience in battle against Amazon Walmart today unveiled a new partnership with Google’s virtual assistant to let customers shop via voice command, the latest integration… Read More
Walmart reportedly eyes game streaming service to rival offerings from Google and Microsoft First it was Microsoft planning a cloud-powered game streaming service. Then Google, and now … Walmart? According to a report… Read More
Walmart posts $514B in revenue for the year, plans to double down on grocery pickup and delivery For Walmart, last year was all about beefing up its technology and logistics offerings to juice both online and in-store… Read More
Walmart employees can now complete online orders for in-store customers seeking sold out items Few things are as frustrating as trucking down to the store to find a particular item, only for it to… Read More
Amazon reportedly testing much larger, Amazon Go-like cashierless grocery store in Seattle The Amazon Go concept may be getting ready to go bigger. Amazon is said to be testing even larger-format cashierless… Read More
Amazon wins in shopper satisfaction for buying groceries online, but Walmart is more popular A new national survey shows it’s a two-store race when it comes to buying groceries online, but there’s no clear… Read More
Microsoft and Walmart will kick off their cloud partnership with joint engineering center in Austin Two of Amazon’s strongest rivals are planning to start formally working together on cloud services early next year deep in… Read More
Walmart unveils Sam’s Club Now, its answer to Amazon Go, opening soon in Dallas Walmart-owned Sam’s Club will soon open a cashier-free store concept that rivals Amazon Go. Walmart unveiled a new concept called… Read More
Postmates raises massive $300M round as CEO hints at 2019 IPO Delivery startup Postmates has raised a huge $300 million funding, pushing its valuation over $1 billion as it battles a… Read More
Walmart completes $16B Flipkart acquisition, furthering India e-commerce battle with Amazon Walmart has completed the $16 billion acquisition of Flipkart, the India e-commerce company locked in a battle with Amazon to… Read More
Google CEO confirms Target as big cloud customer, continuing retail moves toward AWS competitors Target is one of Google Cloud’s newest big customers, furthering a trend of major retailers opting to join up with… Read More
How Microsoft is helping big retailers Walmart and Kroger compete with Amazon Some of the world’s largest retailers staring down the juggernaut that is Amazon are turning to Microsoft to use its… Read More
Report: Walmart considers building streaming service to rival Netflix and Amazon Prime Video Walmart is contemplating starting its own streaming service to compete with incumbent giants like Netflix and Amazon, according to a… Read More
Primed for competition: Amazon’s manufactured shopping holiday is boosting its retail rivals Amazon Prime Day has surpassed Black Friday as the tech giant’s biggest shopping event of the year, but by creating… Read More
How Amazon’s expanding U.S. brick-and-mortar footprint stacks up against other big retailers Amazon’s rapidly growing brick-and-mortar footprint — including a second Amazon Go store opening in Seattle this fall — has already… Read More
Amazon-Whole Foods one year later: How tech is reshaping grocery, and how rivals are responding One year ago, Amazon agreed to buy Whole Foods for $13.7 billion, sending shockwaves through a grocery industry suddenly faced… Read More
Walmart sues its former top tax executive to block her from joining retail rival Amazon Walmart filed a lawsuit against its former chief tax officer to prevent her from joining Amazon, alleging the defection could… Read More
Walmart takes on Amazon in Seattle, starts offering grocery delivery in rival’s backyard Walmart is set to launch grocery delivery in the Seattle area as it continues to expand the new service across… Read More
Walmart pays $16B for majority stake in India’s Flipkart, escalating Amazon rivalry Walmart is buying a majority stake in Flipkart, the top online retailer in India, further escalating its battle with Amazon… Read More
Walmart teams up with Postmates for grocery delivery service expansion to counter Amazon Walmart is stepping up its grocery delivery service through an agreement with Postmates to take on Amazon and Instacart in the… Read More
TLDR: Walmart’s tech transformation, Seattle median home price climbs to $820K, a vegan burger that bleeds [Editor’s Note: TLDR is GeekWire’s daily news rundown, hosted by Starla Sampaco. Watch today’s update above, subscribe to GeekWire on YouTube for every… Read More
Walmart adding 500 new Pickup Towers for online orders as part of tech transformation Walmart is doubling down on the massive Pickup Towers it has placed in hundreds of stores across the U.S. The… Read More
Why Walmart wants to patent robot bees Robot bees have hit the big time. In the 10 days since Walmart’s patent application for “systems and methods for… Read More
Walmart counterpunches Amazon with plan to expand grocery delivery service to 100 U.S. markets A big battle is brewing over the delivery of milk, fruit and cheese, and how Americans will spend their hard-earned… Read More
Capitalism’s biggest villain? Amazon is dubbed ‘the new Walmart — only worse’ in report Amazon has usurped Walmart as the unscrupulous capitalist king of industry — at least according to Business Insider. Kate Taylor… Read More
Walmart reportedly developing Amazon Go rival and text message shopping service Walmart is reportedly working on several new high tech initiatives, as it continues to battle Amazon in both the physical… Read More
Amazon poised to spend a record $7B on shipping this holiday quarter To fully appreciate the way online shopping is transforming the economy, look at how much Amazon spends to put packages on… Read More
Amazon rivals Walmart, Best Buy and Target boost spending on e-commerce and shipping to challenge Seattle tech giant As Amazon continues to loom over the retail industry, some of the biggest stores in the world are pouring money… Read More
Attention online shoppers: Walmart launching speedy return service that leverages physical stores Sometimes, brick-and-mortar retail can still flex its muscles. Walmart is taking advantage of the fact that it has thousands of… Read More
