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Walmart’s International Omnichannel Expansion

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Far from its headquarters in Bentonville, Arkansas, Walmart is seeking to deliver stronger omnichannel offerings internationally. The eCommerce retailer is rolling out support for Hindi on its India apps and website to reach local customers in their own language. which offers crowdsourced on-demand delivery in Chile and Mexico.

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The Walmart Amazon Whole Paycheck Tracker: The Delivery Edition 

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Nuro’s vision of using robotics to improve lives runs parallel with Walmart’s mission of helping customers live better,” Tom Ward, senior vice president of digital operations for Walmart U.S., The cars will be able to hold up to 12 grocery bags at a time in two customer compartments designed to hold six apiece. “We

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Whole Paycheck: Amazon And Walmart Use Drones, Self-Driving Trucks And 767s to Beat Each Other At Delivery 

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Walmart Gets Green Light to Start Drone Delivery Near Arkansas HQ . Walmart this week got local zoning approval from the city of Pea Ridge, Arkansas, near its company headquarters, to start using the chain’s local store as a drone launch-and-delivery hub. Our goal is to continue delivering for customers across the U.S.

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Amazon Walmart Whole Paycheck Tracker: Better Delivery By Any (And Every) Means

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This week was one of the latter, as Walmart hosted its investor meeting in Arkansas and Amazon decided this week’s menu of technological innovations in retail would be an all-you-can-eat buffet. The simplicity of the customer experience belies the complexity of the technology behind it,” Wilke said. since 2009.

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Acquire or Be Acquired 2018: Breaks, Bulls and Business Models

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Allison bragged that Home BancShares has created more millionaires than any company in Arkansas [Note: we may need to fact check that with Walmart shareholders]. John Allison of Home BancShares talked about how he likes to see “skin in the game” from both executives on his team and his commercial real estate borrowers.

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Retail’s Adapt-Or-Die Moment: How Artificial Intelligence Is Reshaping Commerce

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Recently, Chinese T-shirt manufacturer Tianyuan Garments Company signed a memorandum of understanding with the Arkansas government to employ 400 workers at $14/hr at its new garment factory in Little Rock, Arkansas. Operations are scheduled to begin in 2018. We will install 21 production lines. online solutions.

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