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  • Report: Walmart making major investment to support e-commerce

    Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is reportedly making a significant investment to support e-commerce operations.

    According to the Tampa Bay Business Journal, Walmart is spending $200 million on a new distribution facility in Polk County, Florida that will be dedicated to fulfilling e-commerce orders.

  • Macy's has a new omnichannel payment option

    Macy’s Inc. is getting in touch with a new omnichannel payment option.

  • Target is looking for a few good startups

    Target Corp. has operated an innovation lab in San Francisco since 2013, but now the retailer is eyeing a more accelerated and outward-focused approach to innovation.

  • Amazon heats up devices, content

    Seattle — Amazon.com is heating up its selection of consumer devices and digital content. The online retailer is releasing several new Amazon Fire tablet and TV devices, and also introducing a new free digital content service called Amazon Underground.

    A week after Apple announced its Apple TV live video streaming set-top box device, Amazon is introducing Apple Fire, a similar live video streaming device that will cost $99 ($50 less than the $149 starting price for Apple TV) and offer similar features such as voice-enable remote control.

  • Walmart details seasonal hiring plans

    More associates working more hours to elevate the customer experience is the pledge Walmart COO Judith McKenna is making to holiday shoppers this season.

    The day after Kohl’s, Toys “R” Us and UPS announced ambitious holiday hiring plans, Walmart said it would add 60,000 seasonal workers after giving existing workers the opportunity to pick up extra hours.

  • Levi Strauss store tests RFID

    Levi Strauss & Co. knows that the most valuable service store associates can provide is serving customers.

    The specialty apparel retailer is working with Intel on a pilot concept at one of its store in San Francisco to give associates near-real-time visibility into store inventory, reducing the time they spend managing inventory.

  • How Walmart built the fastest growing retail app

    Walmart has figured out how to tap into its shoppers’ offline habits to drive more engagement online, according to a new report from Quartz.

    Walmart has managed to do something very few retailers have accomplished: Convince millions of people its mobile app is useful enough to snag a prime spot on their phones’ home screen.

    Read more about Walmart's strategy by clicking here.

     

  • Walmart expands grocery pickup service

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