Walmart’s investment in store-fulfillment and local delivery paid off again in higher e-commerce sales during the second quarter.
Texas authorities and Walmart agree to a settlement returning more than $13 million to drivers and the state.
Walmart is making e-commerce delivery more convenient with a new 30-minute delivery service, an offer to deliver Subway sandwiches from in-store restaurants, and the expansion of its membership program, which includes free delivery, in Canada.
Companies spanning automotive, steel, energy, food processing and mobility are expanding U.S. operations.
Walmart is using automation to help streamline inbound shipment consolidation for vendors who prepay for the service.
Walmart’s sophisticated supply chain system is allowing it to speed up delivery speeds to customers who order online. The extra convenience was a key factor in the company’s 26% gain in e-commerce sales during the first quarter.
Sam’s Club members can now pay for one-hour delivery from a neighborhood store, part of Walmart’s strategy to compete with Amazon for online sales.
Former Walmart head of global logistics Gary M. Adams has joined the board of Gnosis Freight. Adams spent more than 30 years at the retailer, modernizing supply chain operations
Walmart has agreed to pay $100M to dismiss a lawsuit by the federal government and 11 states that it deceived app-based delivery drivers about pay they would receive.
Walmart’s e-commerce business, supported by its store-fulfillment and delivery services, grew 27% in the fourth quarter and has turned profitable.
Walmart’s $152 million warehouse acquisition near Phoenix highlights a surge of logistics and real estate investment transforming the Southwest freight market.
Walmart posted strong e-commerce numbers for the third quarter and is developing digital tools to make it even easier for customers to place online orders for delivery.
Walmart is expanding its use of artificial intelligence and IoT technology with a large-scale rollout of Wiliot’s ambient IoT platform, marking one of the biggest deployments of item-level sensing in retail to date. The retail giant is working with Wiliot to apply battery-free Bluetooth sensors, known as “Pixels,” across pallets, packages, and products throughout its […]
Walmart is investing $300 million in a huge fulfillment center near Gastonia, North Carolina.
Supreme Court to decide on broker liability, impacting logistics law.
Michael Rutherford vows to step up congestion monitoring to avoid supply chain delays as head of DOT’s freight office.
Walmart again led the list of top 100 U.S. retailers compiled by the National Retail Federation.
Amazon is investing heavily in rural last-mile delivery as a hedge against Walmart, a prominent analyst says.
U.S. parcel volumes hit a record in 2024, but new competitors like Amazon, Walmart and OnTrac are eroding the market share of FedEx and UPS, a new report says.
A long-promised service has launched out of a Walmart Supercenter in Mesquite, Texas: Zipline drone delivery.
