The man who is credited with jumpstarting Walmart’s U.S. e-commerce operations and turning the company into a digital force is stepping down to focus on urban planning.
Confounding dour predictions of soggy holiday sales — and defying COVID headwinds — America’s resilient shoppers drove the November-December holiday period to a record-breaking $768 billion in sales, a remarkable 8.6% leap from last year’s $707 billion.