All Walmart articles – Page 11
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NewsWalmart promotes Judith McKenna to international CEO
Former Asda executive Judith McKenna has been promoted by Walmart to run its international division.
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OpinionBlog: Why execs are joining Walmart instead of Amazon
A few years ago, a retail entrepreneur turning down a job at etail wunderkind Amazon to work at grocery bellwether Walmart was unheard of.
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GalleryJD.com moves offline with tech-powered supermarket
A new supermarket chain has opened its doors in China, blending online and offline retail.
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NewsAsda adopts owner Walmart’s parcel towers in UK first
Asda has launched its first automated parcel tower designed to speed up online collections and returns for customers.
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AnalysisCould FMCG ads on Amazon's Alexa change search forever?
Amazon has held talks with several brands to allow greater promotional opportunities on its Alexa voice platform. PlanetRetail RNG senior editor Howard Lake looks at the implications.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Asda boss Roger Burnley's to-do list
Asda started the New Year with a new boss, after former chief executive Sean Clarke’s right-hand man Roger Burnley stepped up earlier this week.
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NewsAsda quits EMD buying group after two years
Asda has quit the European Marketing Distribution (EMD) buying group after two years as it beefs up efforts to build direct relationships with its suppliers.
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OpinionOpinion: Walmart dropping ‘Stores’ is sign of the times
Christmas may not be out of the way yet, but Walmart has already made one New Year’s resolution.
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OpinionAsda: Shopfloor voices were key to Clarke’s turnaround
A great story is told about when Justin King joined Sainsbury’s as chief executive.
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NewsRetail Diary: Retailers go trick or treating for Halloween
Wilko and Walmart’s skeletons in the closet, Tesco’s ghoulish green fruit, and a trick taken too far.
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OpinionOpinion: The three tech-led models disrupting retail
The ability of technology to disrupt the retail market is well-known, but does the emerging trend of online to offline suggest that things may be changing?
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NewsWalmart and Google get vocal about Amazon competition
Walmart and Google unveiled a new partnership today that will take the fight to Amazon on both retail and voice search fronts.
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NewsGoogle and Walmart team up on voice-enabled shopping
American grocery titan Walmart has joined forces with Google to allow shoppers to order hundreds of its products through voice, both online and in-store.
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DataData: Asda’s three-year struggle for sales growth
After three years of sales decay, Asda finally turned the corner today by returning to like-for-like growth.
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NewsAsda stems sales decay with first rise in three years
Asda has posted its first quarter of sales growth for three years as the embattled grocer’s turnaround efforts build momentum.
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NewsAgenda: Asda and Kingfisher report second quarter results
Retail Week looks ahead to the next seven days, with updates from Asda and Kingfisher on the agenda.
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OpinionOpinion: Prime your business – hold a customer day
Amazon has done it again with Prime Day. The juggernaut sees no sign of slowing down.
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OpinionThe secret to stopping Amazon's world domination
Three or four years ago there was misplaced concern that Amazon was never going to be profitable.
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AnalysisAmazon Prime Day: How it’s changing retail
Amazon’s Prime Day promotion, which kicks off on Monday, has become a red-letter day in the retail calendar. Here we look at the impact of the promotional spectacular and how it has become a consumer phenomenon.
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OpinionOpinion: Substance wins over style for etail sales
There are myriad ways for retailers to adapt their ecommerce division, but which tactics have a tangible impact on sales?