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Walmart Names Ex-Amex Exec As Chief Customer Officer

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Whiteside “will play a critical role looking after our brand and thinking through the customer journey – from acquiring new customers to [improving] their shopping experience and resolving any issues they may have,” according to a memo from Walmart.

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Walmart Thinking Small When It Comes To Tech

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After several years spent trying to infuse its multi-billion dollar business with more forward-thinking concepts with mixed results , last week, the retail giant announced that it will be conducting what amounts to an open call for tech innovation. Biometrics are another avenue along which Walmart may have its innovation sights set.

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How Food Delivery Platforms Can Move Beyond Big City Takeout

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But he realized that there was something lacking in small markets like his at the time — big food delivery players such as Grubhub. Then he moved to another smaller market — Lake Charles, Louisiana — and realized there was a potential for food delivery outside big cities. In all, he identified 422 cities as potential markets.

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Amazon Walmart Whole Paycheck Tracker: New Ventures And Expanding Priorities 

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The goal of the service is to streamline the consumer shopping journey — and winnow thousands of possible clothing options and brands into a curated list of likely favorite based on the shopper’s previous habits. Grocery delivery is coming for Walmart customers in Arkansas in a way few customers have ever seen before.

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This Time, We Want You To Drink The Kool-Aid

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We have a significant level of awareness,” said Andrew Louie, brand manager of refreshment beverages at Kool-Aid’s modern corporate parent company, Kraft. The brand continues to be extremely popular, even though it’s over 50 years old.”. Sometimes, though, Kool-Aid has been popular in the wrong way.

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The Walmart/Amazon Whole Paycheck Matchup

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All of those things are precisely what Sam Walton staked the Walmart brand on 56 years ago when he opened the first store in Bentonville, Arkansas. The brand was built on keeping prices low, and stocking shelves with a variety of merchandise categories that would keep consumers coming back week after week.

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The Walmart Amazon Whole Paycheck Tracker: The Delivery Edition 

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Walmart is signing on to a recent trend and has announced it will be partnering with autonomous vehicle company Nuro to launch a new pilot program to test autonomous grocery delivery in the Houston market. The service carries products only; there are no onboard drivers or passengers.