PYMNTS
SEPTEMBER 17, 2018
Far from its headquarters in Bentonville, Arkansas, Walmart is seeking to deliver stronger omnichannel offerings internationally. The retailer recently announced that it was acquiring online marketplace Cornershop Inc., Through the service, consumers can order goods from pharmacies, supermarkets and specialty food retailers.
PYMNTS
MAY 2, 2016
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. But with the retail technology space heating up, Walmart doesn’t want to be left in the dust.
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PYMNTS
JUNE 5, 2017
They say robots could replace as many as 38 percent of retail workers in the next 10 years, starting with cashiers. When the discount department store exploded on the market in the 1990s, three decades after its inception by Sam Walton, it played a major role in shaping the retail market for many years to follow.
PYMNTS
DECEMBER 13, 2019
“Through the pilot, we’ll gain insights that will enable us to further develop and refine our service, while helping Walmart create the best end-to-end customer experiences.”. After two years at the world’s largest retailer, Bonobos Founder Andy Dunn is leaving Walmart in early 2020, Reuters reported on Thursday (Dec.
PYMNTS
JANUARY 8, 2021
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.
PYMNTS
JUNE 7, 2019
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. That Amazon is making a major push into apparel retail is, at this point, well known to everyone. And that was just the serious stuff.
Gonzobanker
FEBRUARY 7, 2018
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]. As Kirk Wycoff, Managing Partner from Patriot Financial Partners pointed out: 50% of a mid-size commercial bank’s deposits are retail. Commercial Real Estate.
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