Walmart extends in-house facility services to business customersWalmart is launching a new business that offers facility maintenance services to other companies. SPECS 2026: Managing facilities and procuring materials the smart wayWhether by using artificial intelligence or applying proven merchandising strategies in other areas of the business, retailers can get “smart” about their physical retailing activities. Keeping retail stores powered in an uncertain energy future The U.S. power grid is under growing strain, with blackouts increasing in both frequency and duration. SPECS 2025: The many physical retail uses for AI Artificial intelligence is emerging as a mainstream tool to support physical retailing operations. Amazon using AI to improve sustainability of its buildings Amazon is using proprietary artificial intelligence solutions to help ensure its buildings contribute to corporate net-zero carbon goals. Smarter store labor: Six key benefits of retail robots Whoever first said, "retail is detail," must surely have been thinking about food-drug-mass retailing in the U.S.
