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Walmart's Arjan Both To Keynote PLMA Pre-Show Seminars

PLMA has announced that Arjan Both, Walmart’s senior vice president of food sourcing, will be the keynote speaker in the pre-show seminar programme a...

Procter & Gamble Dialling Up Discounts As US Consumers Pull Back

After two years of price hikes on detergent, U.S. consumers may finally get some relief as Procter & Gamble Co deepens discounts on Tide, one of its b...

Walmart US Merchandising Chief Charles Redfield To Step Down

Walmart Inc US chief merchandising officer Charles Redfield is stepping down after just over a year in the role, according to an internal memo seen by Reut...

5 Trends Shaping Supply Chains In 2023

Kathleen McLoughlin, Senior Analyst, IGD, examines ways in which retailers and consumer goods firms can optimise their supply chains this year.

Walmart Plans Own EV Charger Network At US Stores By 2030

Walmart plans to have its own network of electric vehicle charging stations for public use by 2030, to tap into growing adoption of EVs in the United State...

Walmart Sees Sustained Pressure From Inflation, Will Slow Hiring Pace

Walmart on Wednesday said inflation would continue to pressure its business this year, and that it would slow its pace of hiring as it builds out automatio...

Amazon, Other Retailers Revamp 'Free' Shipping As Costs Soar

There is no such thing as free shipping. Even so, Amazon.com Inc and other online retailers who use so-called free delivery to cultivate customer loya...

6 Ways In Which Financial Institutions Can Transform Global Food Systems

The urgent transformation of global food systems is crucial in terms of reducing global emissions, but it could also deliver over $1.5 trillion in economic...