NEW YORK – The Consortium to Reinvent the Retail Bag is launching a series of tests and first-of-a-kind multi-retailer pilots from CVS Health, Target and Walmart to advance sustainable alternatives to the single-use plastic bag and accelerate their potential to scale. The pilots will help refine winning solutions from the Consortium’s global Beyond the Bag
BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Walmart said Wednesday that it will make some of its online, in-store fulfillment, and store pickup technologies available to other businesses through a strategic partnership with Adobe Commerce. “We’ve built new capabilities to serve the evolving needs of our own customers, and we have a unique opportunity to use our experience to
BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Walmart is enhancing its Live Better U (LBU) education benefit, paying 100% of the cost of college tuition and books for associates enrolled in the program. Starting on August 16, the retailer will eliminate the $1 a day fee it had charged for participating associates, the company said Tuesday. This means approximately
CINCINNATI — Always and Walmart are taking action, in partnership with the Women’s Sports Foundation, to help girls stay in sports by highlighting the important life skills that come from continued participation through puberty. To further rally society to #KeepHerPlaying, they are continuing their partnership with Olympic gold medal gymnast Laurie Hernandez and enlisting social
BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Walmart is implementing new warehouse technology that “will fundamentally alter how products get to stores,” says executive vice president of supply chain operations Joe Metzger. The discounter is installing Symbotic’s high-tech automation system in 25 regional distribution centers. Walmart and Symbotic have piloted the system in the chain’s Brooksville, Fla., warehouse since
GENEVA, Switzerland — Leading retailers H&M Group, Ingka Group (IKEA), Kingfisher and Walmart have launched a new climate change initiative – the Race to Zero Breakthroughs: Retail Campaign – in partnership with the COP26 High Level Climate Action Champions and supported by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD). Retailers have pledged their support to accelerate a movement
BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Walmart is launching the first-ever private brand analog insulin, which the company said Tuesday will revolutionize the affordability of diabetes care by offering customers significant price savings without compromising quality. Available exclusively through Walmart’s private ReliOn brand, the new offering includes analog insulin vials ($72.88) and FlexPen ($85.88). These products will
BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Walmart said Thursday that the Walmart MoneyCard issued by Green Dot Bank now offers its customers more ways to access, manage and move their money. “We are excited to work with Green Dot to provide a more convenient and innovative way for customers to manage their finances with the new Walmart MoneyCard,
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BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Walmart and Sam’s Club are among the mass retailers playing a vital role in helping reopen the country and end the pandemic, says Julie Barber, senior vice president of health and wellness merchandising at Walmart U.S. In the pandemic’s early days, retailers served as the first line of defense, with initiatives to
BENTONVILLE, Ark. — As chief people officer of Walmart, Donna Morris is responsible for attracting, retaining and developing talent for more than 2 million associates around the globe. In that role, moreover, she leads an organization that is driving some of the most dramatic and impactful changes occurring in Walmart — changes that are moving
BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Latriece Watkins, who was promoted to her current role of executive vice president of consumables in January 2020, says the pandemic has sparked some changes to the business that will likely persist. “Convenience has been redefined,” Watkins notes. “Shopping online has accelerated — both in the market and at Walmart — moving