Our addiction to stuff: How Walmart enables us to destroy the planet
"Tis the season when shoppers fill the malls, and UPS and FedEx trucks crowd the roads.
Environment
Dec 20, 2019
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News tagged with walmart
Walmart uses virtual reality to test new store managers
Walmart Inc, the country's largest private employer, is using virtual reality headsets to test which employees have the aptitude for middle management positions.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Jul 8, 2019
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Walmart one-ups Amazon with deliveries direct to refrigerator
Walmart said Friday it was readying a new home delivery service where its employees could come inside and stock up customers' refrigerators.
Business
Jun 7, 2019
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Walmart hires former Google, Amazon exec for new tech role
Walmart has hired a tech veteran whose resume includes stints at Amazon, Microsoft and Google for a newly elevated position of chief technology officer and chief development officer.
Business
May 28, 2019
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Walmart speeds up delivery in race with Amazon
Retail colossus Walmart on Tuesday began offering free next-day deliveries of online purchases, aiming to counter rival Amazon in the race to get orders to consumer doorsteps.
Business
May 14, 2019
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Amazon to bring 1-day delivery to Prime members
Two-day delivery is going out of style.
Business
Apr 26, 2019
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Walmart experiments with AI to monitor stores in real time
Who's minding the store? In the not-too-distant future it could be cameras and sensors that can tell almost instantly when bruised bananas need to be swapped for fresh ones and more cash registers need to open before lines ...
Business
Apr 25, 2019
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Amazon, Walmart trade barbs on taxes, wages
The Amazon-Walmart battle for retail supremacy veered into a trash-talk phase on Thursday over worker pay and alleged tax shirking.
Business
Apr 12, 2019
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Walmart buys ad tech startup
Walmart says it's buying San Francisco-based ad tech startup Polymorph Labs as it looks to better compete with online rival juggernaut Amazon in targeting shoppers online.
Business
Apr 11, 2019
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Walmart, Google make grocery shopping easier with new voice ordering, which launches today
Ordering groceries from Walmart is about to get easier.
Business
Apr 3, 2019
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