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Amazon, Walmart Shift From Deal-Seekers To Procrastinators

Cyber Monday sales reached $6.59 billion, fuelled by deals on toys, video-game consoles and televisions, making it the biggest US online spending day...

Walmart's Web Push Includes Turning CEO Into Yoga-Mat Salesman

If you’re in the market for a yoga mat this holiday season, Marc Lore has a deal for you. The Walmart Stores executive, who runs the chain’s...

Walmart Pay Could Surpass Apple In US Mobile Payments

Walmart Stores’s app is close to surpassing Apple Pay in usage for mobile payments in the US, giving the world’s largest retailer even more clo...

Walmart Expands Automated Shelf-Scanning Technology

US retail giant Walmart has announced that it is rolling out new technology in its stores, which uses automated devices to scan shelves for out-of-stock it...

Walmart Sees Online Sales Surging 40% As It Pursues Amazon

Walmart Stores expects US e-commerce sales to surge by 40% in the next fiscal year, as its online investments allow the retail giant to play catch-up with...

Walmart Deploys Shopping App To Simplify Returns For Holidays

Walmart Stores is simplifying the return process through its smartphone app, aiming to ease a major hassle of shopping in time for the holiday season. B...

Walmart Expands New York Delivery Footprint By Acquiring Parcel

In a sign of the intensifying battle for New York’s online shoppers, Walmart Stores acquired Parcel, a company specialising in same-day deliveries of...

Walmart Tests Service Delivering Groceries To Customers' Fridges

US retail giant Walmart has announced plans to test a new home-delivery service that brings groceries straight into customers' fridges, as it looks to expa...