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Amazon (AMZN) is ramping up its speedy delivery service by offering 1-hour and 3-hour shipping in markets across the ​U.S., including Los Angeles and Chicago, in its latest efforts to ‌stave off e-commerce competition from its biggest rival Walmart.

Walmart narrowly beat fourth-quarter earnings estimates but full-year guidance was softer than expected as the company seeks to set a lower bar for its first year under new CEO John Furner.

Kroger Co. plans to name Greg Foran as the supermarket chain’s next chief executive officer, according to a person familiar with the matter, as the nation’s largest grocer looks to carve a new path after a failed megadeal and an unexpected exit of its former boss.

Walmart and Google said Sunday that shoppers will soon be able to use Google’s artificial intelligence assistant Gemini to more easily discover and buy products from the retail giant and its warehouse club, Sam’s Club.

Walmart (WMT) stock rose 3.6% Monday morning after the retail giant was announced to join the Nasdaq-100 Index effective January 20, 2026.

Target Corp., Whole Foods Market and Walmart Inc. will soon be named as defendants in lawsuits against baby formula manufacturer ByHeart over formula potentially contaminated with botulism-causing spores.

Walmart raised its sales and earnings outlook Thursday as the retailer posted revenue gains in its fiscal third quarter, driven by double-digit e-commerce growth and new customers across incomes.

Walmart CEO Doug McMillon is retiring early next year, the company said Friday in a filing.

Eli Lilly (LLY.N), said on Wednesday it is partnering with Walmart (WMT.N), to expand access to Lilly’s weight-loss drug Zepbound, which will be offered for pick-up at Walmart pharmacies nationwide by mid-November.

Consumers can ask AI almost anything, including whether that jacket they’re eyeing is cute. Now Walmart shoppers can buy items directly from chatbots, too.

Ranpak Holdings Corp. (NYSE:PACK) stock surged 16% after the sustainable packaging automation company announced a major expansion of its existing relationship with Walmart (NYSE:WMT).

Walmart Inc. reported mixed second-quarter results on Thursday, with revenue exceeding expectations but earnings falling short of analyst estimates. The retail giant also raised its full-year sales and earnings outlook, signaling confidence in its growth trajectory despite near-term challenges.

Some of the biggest merchants are exploring how to issue or use stablecoins, potentially shifting the high volumes of cash and card transactions that they handle outside the traditional financial system and saving them billions of dollars in fees.

Job cuts are intended to ‘remove layers and complexity’ and ‘speed up decision-making,’ executives say in note to office employees

President Donald Trump blasted Walmart on Saturday after the country’s largest retailer warned this week that it will have to raise prices because of tariffs.

Shares of Walmart Inc. climbed 1.8% in premarket trading Thursday after the discount retail giant’s fiscal first-quarter results beat on every key metric, and the full-year outlook was maintained in the face of economic and tariff-related uncertainties.

The Trump administration intends to press India to give online retailers such as Amazon and Walmart full access to its $125bn ecommerce market, as part of a trade deal being negotiated under the threat of increased tariffs.

Walmart on Wednesday pulled its outlook for operating income in the first quarter, citing uncertainty about the potential impact of sweeping tariffs on China, Vietnam and other key sources of goods across the globe.

British defence and security company QinetiQ on Monday warned of delays in short-term contracts being awarded in the U.S. and UK, where new policies are being implemented after recent changes in government.

KKR and Walmart have agreed to sell Seiyu for about $2.5 billion, ending foreign ownership of one of Japan’s most well-known supermarket operators.