Tag: Walmart
Retail IoT: Amazon to open 3,000 checkout-free stores | Sector analysis
Amazon is reportedly considering a plan to open as many as 3,000 new Amazon Go cashier-less convenience stores worldwide.
The concept could see the retail...
The future of retail is personalised AI-driven customer ‘extra-periences’
Anil Gandharve, VP and head of Retail, CPG and Manufacturing at Mindtree, discusses why the future of retail lies in customer-centric artificial intelligence (AI), augmented...
Walmart signs five-year cloud and AI deal with Microsoft
NEWSBYTE Walmart, the world’s biggest retailer and its largest company by revenue, has deepened its partnership with Microsoft in a new five-year deal.
Announced today,...
Walmart $16bn Flipkart deal: SoftBank uncertain, Google circling
US retail giant Walmart confirmed this week that it is taking a majority stake in Flipkart, India’s leading ecommerce brand. As announced, the deal...
Why Alibaba’s ‘New Retail’ revolution is all about AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly being implemented as a part of Alibaba’s New Retail strategy, blending the online and offline worlds to create seamless...
Retail: Walmart aims for majority stake in India’s Flipkart
US retail giant Walmart is reportedly closing in on purchasing a majority stake in Flipkart, India’s leading ecommerce brand and its most valuable startup.
The predicted...
Apple, Google lead fight against US repeal of Clean Power Plan
Apple has voiced its opposition to the proposed repeal of the Clean Power Plan by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
The world’s most valuable company...
New Walmart patents signal a push towards Retail 2.0
US retail giant Walmart's vision of the future has been revealed by a number of recent patents. These suggest that its ambition is now...
Amazon now world’s second most valuable company after Apple
Amazon is now the world’s second most valuable company, overtaking Google’s parent Alphabet.
The retail, technology, Web services – and soon delivery – company has...
Bee robotic: Walmart files patents on automating agriculture
US retailer Walmart has filed a raft of patents aimed at automating processes in the agriculture sector. Among them is a robotic solution to...
Blockchain Food Safety Alliance launched to tackle supply chain issues
US retail giant Walmart, Chinese e-commerce company JD.com, technology vendor IBM and China’s Tsinghua University have teamed up to launch the Blockchain Food Safety...
Walmart partners with August Home to deliver direct to fridges
Walmart is working with a smart lock provider to give delivery drivers access to homes while customers are out.
Walmart is to test a new...