Play Episode Podcast Amazon vs. Walmart: Reporter and author Jason Del Rey on the ‘defining business clash’ of our era Play Amazon famously professes to obsess about customers, not competitors, but if the company really wants to focus its business, concentrating… Read More
Walmart to hire nearly 200 in Seattle as part of expansion of its Global Tech team Walmart announced a big push Tuesday to expand its Global Tech team by more than 5,000 employees, with nearly 200… Read More
Taking the spotlight from Amazon, Walmart and DroneUp set up drone delivery hubs in Arkansas Walmart is partnering with Virginia-based DroneUp on a network of drone delivery hubs, starting with a neighborhood market in Farmington,… Read More
Walmart takes another page from Amazon, reports 95% increase in U.S. advertising sales Walmart reported a 95% increase in its U.S. advertising sales in the second quarter, and said its number of active… Read More
Rover inks deal with Walmart as Seattle pet care startup bounces back after layoffs As the pandemic hit earlier this year, Rover’s business evaporated. The shift to remote work and limited travel reduced demand… Read More
Sam’s Club partners with Seattle startup 98point6 to offer customers telehealth service Sam’s Club, a division of Walmart, is promoting Seattle startup 98point6 as a telehealth service for its customers. The grocery… Read More
Walmart unveils Walmart+, its Amazon Prime competitor that costs $98/year and will launch Sept. 15 Walmart on Tuesday officially unveiled Walmart+, its new $98/year membership program that competes with Amazon’s $119/year Prime membership. Walmart+ will… Read More
Report: TikTok chooses buyer for U.S. operations, deal could be announced Tuesday After a tumultuous few weeks, the future of hit social video app TikTok in the United States could soon become… Read More
Walmart’s U.S. ecommerce sales top $10B as retail giant prepares to challenge Amazon Prime Walmart’s ecommerce business in the United States grew 97% in the company’s second fiscal quarter, ended July 31, the retail… Read More
Walmart to launch a $98/year Amazon Prime competitor for grocery delivery and other perks The battle between Walmart and Amazon is ramping up this month as Walmart prepares to launch a new membership service… Read More
Report: Walmart set to launch Amazon Prime competitor Walmart is reportedly close to launching a loyalty program called Walmart+ to rival the popular Amazon Prime offering. Recode reported… Read More
Walmart is the latest big retailer to post subpar holiday sales in wake of Amazon’s record quarter Despite rapid e-commerce growth, Walmart posted subpar numbers for the busy holiday shopping season, joining a group of retailers that… Read More
Super Bowl ads: Google’s tear-jerker is tops, mama calls for T-Mobile, Winona is in Winona and more There’s no crying in baseball, Tom Hanks once said. But there will be tears in football, especially for those who… Read More
Walmart deploys grocery picking robots in its battle against Amazon Walmart today showed off the newest weapon in its retail battle against Amazon: A cadre of robots that retrieve items… Read More
Holiday e-commerce spending already hitting records as Amazon and others gear up for peak shopping season In between parades, football games and huge meals, people turned to their phones in record numbers to shop holiday deals… Read More
Walmart vs. Amazon in the produce aisle: New ‘open market’ format takes cues from Whole Foods Walmart said Wednesday morning that it will roll out redesigned produce sections in the grocery areas of its U.S. stores,… Read More
Walmart’s surging e-commerce division grows 41% in Q3, amid online retail battle with Amazon Walmart’s e-commerce business grew 41 percent year-over-year in the third quarter, continuing the rapid rise of the division amid a… Read More
Amazon makes grocery delivery free with Prime, ends $15/month fee under pressure from Walmart Amazon plans to make grocery delivery a built-in benefit of Prime membership — no longer charging an extra $15 per… Read More
As its revenue dips, Zulily unveils price comparison feature to compete with Amazon and Walmart Brands such as Amazon and Walmart might come to mind for customers trying to find low prices online. Now Zulily… Read More
Walmart’s next-day delivery now available to 75% of U.S. population, escalating shipping race with Amazon Walmart and Amazon are locked in a race to bring one-day shipping to the masses, and today Walmart hit a… Read More
Tech Moves: Amazon hires former Washington state senator; RealSelf names two editorial leaders; and more Cosmetic treatment review platform RealSelf named two new senior editorial hires. Tara Kraft has joined as editorial director and Carolyn… Read More
Walmart targets Amazon Fire tablets with new line of low-cost devices starting at $64 Walmart has released its long-rumored set of low-cost tablets, the latest challenge in the retail giant’s multi-faceted battle with Amazon.… Read More
Challenging Amazon, Walmart unveils one-day delivery on more than 200k items Amazon put the retail world on notice when it announced plans to evolve its core Prime shipping time from two… Read More
Jeff Bezos uses annual Amazon letter as antitrust antidote: ‘Third-party sellers are kicking our first party butt. Badly.’ Amazon is getting trounced by third-party sellers on its platform, has weathered some spectacular failures in the process of building… Read More
Walmart and Google team up for new voice-powered shopping experience in battle against Amazon Walmart today unveiled a new partnership with Google’s virtual assistant to let customers shop via voice command, the latest integration… Read More
Walmart reportedly eyes game streaming service to rival offerings from Google and Microsoft First it was Microsoft planning a cloud-powered game streaming service. Then Google, and now … Walmart? According to a report… Read More
Walmart posts $514B in revenue for the year, plans to double down on grocery pickup and delivery For Walmart, last year was all about beefing up its technology and logistics offerings to juice both online and in-store… Read More
Walmart employees can now complete online orders for in-store customers seeking sold out items Few things are as frustrating as trucking down to the store to find a particular item, only for it to… Read More
Amazon reportedly testing much larger, Amazon Go-like cashierless grocery store in Seattle The Amazon Go concept may be getting ready to go bigger. Amazon is said to be testing even larger-format cashierless… Read More
Amazon wins in shopper satisfaction for buying groceries online, but Walmart is more popular A new national survey shows it’s a two-store race when it comes to buying groceries online, but there’s no clear… Read More
