May 18, 2022 by MMR
iOT, SES-imagotag, Walmart
Leading Headlines

BENTONVILLE, Ark. – Following a successful pilot at a Walmart location in Arkansas, the retailer and SES-imagotag are expanding their strategic relationship to digitize the shelf-edge. The pilot successfully implemented key technological advances to optimize associate productivity and customer experience, and will now be expanded to a much larger set of Walmart locations across the
May 17, 2022 by MMR
first quarter, Walmart
Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, Retail News

BENTONVILLE, Ark. – Walmart posted mixed results for the first quarter of fiscal 2023. Adjusted earnings per share for the three months ended April 30 were $1.30, well short of the $1.48 that analysts had forecast. The company said inflation hurt the bottom line. Revenue beat analysts’ estimates, rising 2.4% to $141.57 billion. Wall Street
May 16, 2022 by MMR
College2Career, management training, Walmart
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BENTONVILLE, Ark. – Walmart said it is introducing a career program giving young professionals “the opportunity to jump-start their careers by helping run a multi-million-dollar business: one of our Walmart stores.” The College2Career program will be introduced as a pilot this summer for college students and recent graduates, the retailer said on its website. Walmart
May 13, 2022 by MMR
baby formula, Target, Walmart
Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, Retail News, Topics

WASHINGTON — President Biden Thursday asked retailers and manufacturers, including Walmart, Target, Reckitt, and Gerber, to do more to help families get infant formula. He discussed Reckitt and Gerber’s efforts to increase production to make up for lost supply from Abbott, and asked them to identify other ways the administration can help them. The conversation
April 25, 2022 by MMR
Import Distribution Center, South Carolina, Walmart
Retail News
BENTONVILLE. Ark. – Walmart is celebrating the grand opening of its Import Distribution Center in South Carolina, a $220 million facility designed to store and sort imported goods that arrive through the Port of Charleston – the country’s eighth-largest port — for delivery to 850 regional Walmart and Sam’s Club locations across the Southeast. “Our
April 19, 2022 by MMR
Community Wellness Day, Walmart
Leading Headlines, Retail News, Topics

BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Walmart is inviting its communities to get healthy this spring at Walmart Wellness Day on Saturday April 23, where customers can receive free glucose, cholesterol, BMI and blood pressure screenings as well as COVID-19 vaccines and affordable immunizations like shingles, pneumonia, tetanus, hepatitis, HPV and flu at pharmacies nationwide. The goal of
April 19, 2022 by MMR
Feeding America, fight hunger, spark change, Walmart
Leading Headlines, Retail News

CHICAGO — Thousands of Walmart stores and Sam’s Clubs are teaming up with their customers, members, suppliers and associates for the ninth annual “Fight Hunger. Spark Change.” campaign, according to the retailer, which says the campaign will run online and in stores from April 18-May 15. There are three easy ways for consumers to support
April 18, 2022 by MMR
truckers, Walmart
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BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Walmart is acting to ease supply chain bottlenecks by raising pay for first-year truck drivers and expanding a training program for employees who would like to become truckers. Walmart announced this month it was boosting starting pay for drivers in its trucking fleet to between $95,000 and $100,000 a year. The retailer
March 30, 2022 by MMR
Lori Flees, Valvoline, Walmart
Leading Headlines, People, Retail News

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Valvoline Inc. on Wednesday named former Walmart executive Lori Flees as the president of its Retail Services business segment, reporting directly to CEO Sam Mitchell. Flees joins Valvoline after nearly a decade with Walmart where she most recently held the position of senior vice president and chief operating officer of its health
March 28, 2022 by MMR
Lori Flees, Walmart
Leading Headlines, People, Retail News

BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Lori Flees has left her position as senior vice president and chief operating officer of Walmart Health & Wellness. She announced her departure from Walmart in a post on her LinkedIn page on Friday. Lori Flees “Thank you to all the associates I had the opportunity to meet and serve – you
March 22, 2022 by MMR
Open Call, RangeMe, Walmart
Leading Headlines, Retail News

SAN FRANCISCO — Walmart recently announced its 9th annual Open Call and, for the fourth year in a row, is teaming up with RangeMe to streamline submissions for the industry-leading initiative to find products made, grown, and assembled in the United States. “We are excited to continue partnering with Walmart on Open Call for the
March 21, 2022 by MMR
Colgate-Palmolive, Palmolive Shake & Clean Dish Soap, Walmart
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NEW YORK — Colgate-Palmolive Co.’s Palmolive brand and Walmart are shaking up the dish soap category with the launch of Palmolive Shake & Clean Dish Soap, which cuts grease on dishes while helping consumers reduce plastic waste consumption. The dish soap is one way the brand said it is reimagining a future with less plastic.