PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

Walmart has released a new online-only furniture brand called MoDRN, the company said on Friday (Feb. Anthony Soohoo, SVP and group general manager of the home group for Walmart U.S. eCommerce, said it’s been about a year since Walmart revamped its website in an aim to entice customers to shop from their homes.

eCommerce 46

eCommerce Retail 46

PYMNTS

JUNE 17, 2019

In pet technology news, Pawscout is helping owners find their wayward pets with a Bluetooth-enabled tag as pet retail becomes a fierce battleground. 100: Number of veterinary clinics Walmart aims to have in the future. All this, Today In Data. 1,000: Number of different clothing items Nuuly will reportedly stock at launch.

Technology 49

Technology Securities Numbers Retail 49

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 14, 2020

Walmart recently released its list of the hottest toys for holiday 2020 gifting, including some updates on old-school favorites like the LEGO Death Star Final Duel. “Going into the holiday 2020 season, there are 32 million children in the U.S. under the age of 14,” PYMNTS recently reported.

Profit and Loss 137

Profit and Loss Prioritization Transportation Retail 137

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

Given the price tag on the Jet.com acquisition, it comes as no surprise that big changes are coming to Walmart’s eCommerce operations; firms generally don’t pay $3 billion for something and then make no changes to accommodate the purchase. Let the games begin.

eCommerce 69

eCommerce Retail Sales Planning 69

PYMNTS

JUNE 19, 2020

That means Walmart and Amazon will square off more than ever when it comes to collecting their share of the consumer’s whole paycheck. This week saw a lot of expansion efforts out of Walmart, while Amazon has been playing defense on several fronts. Walmart saw its eCommerce sales leap 74 percent to $21.5

Securities 56

Securities Healthcare Sales eCommerce 56

PYMNTS

AUGUST 9, 2018

Dada-JD Daojia, a grocery and delivery company in China, disclosed Thursday (August 9) that it raised $500 million from Walmart Inc and JD.com in a round of financing. Reuters noted Walmart invested $320 million in the round of funding. Walmart has had a partnership with Dada-JD Daojia since 2016 when it invested $50 million.

Investments 40

Investments Retail Finance 40

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 15, 2020

At the end of Q3, Amazon was closing in on $30 billion in gross apparel and footwear sales and within range of finally passing long-time market leader Walmart. The experience works on the web and inside the Amazon app and comes with a $25 price tag.

Advertising 111

Advertising Sales Forecasting eCommerce 111

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 9, 2020

Google is experimenting with new features to drive online shopping dollars to YouTube and is encouraging some creators there to tag and track any products used in their videos. Amazon and Walmart have unsuccessfully tried making shoppable videos a new revenue stream.

eCommerce 57

eCommerce Advertising Startups Sales 57

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Major retailers are pitching premium baby care products at a less-than-premium price tag with the help of exclusive brands: Walmart is offering Hello Bello exclusively at its stores and its website (and that of the brand). At the same time, Bell noted that using Walmart as a distribution channel provides convenience to parents.

Marketing 51

Marketing Retail eCommerce Budgeting 51

PYMNTS

JULY 16, 2020

Subscription service Amazon Prime launched in early 2005 with a $79 annual price tag. It is such a valuable corporate asset that archrival Walmart is going head-to-head with its new Walmart+ subscription service , bringing renewed ferocity to the “ whole paycheck ” battle between them.

Valuation 69

Valuation Entertainment eCommerce Healthcare 69

PYMNTS

APRIL 1, 2019

Amazon wants to fight back against Whole Foods’ reputation that it’s expensive and out of reach for the average consumer, especially while other retailers like Walmart and Kroger are keeping prices down. Amazon is also planning to open a different, independent grocery store as well, possibly later this year.

Transportation 54

Transportation Planning Retail Marketing 54

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 24, 2019

For instance, Walmart is starting its holiday shopping season early, citing fewer shopping days between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Walmart said it would debut new deals regularly as the season progresses, and is also offering free next-day delivery for the first time. Retailers are certainly in the swing of things.

Retail 40

Retail Advertising Budgeting Sales 40

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

And to get a sense of the competitiveness of the German market, consider the fact that Walmart lost $1 billion there more than a decade ago, selling its stores to Metro. And a $1 billion price tag? The newswire noted that foreign companies have been loath to enter the German grocery arena, described as “cutthroat.”.

eCommerce 55

eCommerce Sales Retail Marketing 55

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

While Amazon’s race with Walmart for the consumer’s whole paycheck is certainly attention-grabbing, it always bears remembering that Walmart isn’t the only entity Amazon is racing. Big Play of the Week: Walmart and Siri Join Forces . To use the feature, customers can go to the Walmart Grocery App and pick “Voice Shopping.”.

eCommerce 46

eCommerce Profit and Loss Sales Retail 46

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

In addition, shoppers see value in personalized offers that match their buying preferences, or the ability to use their phones to scan a tag and place an online order for an out-of-stock item. From rue21 to Walmart, retailers in the clothing and accessories market are enabling ways to make shopping a little easier.

Retail 54

Retail Numbers Technology Planning 54

PYMNTS

JULY 11, 2016

It might seem a little counterintuitive that retailers have to spend so much time laying down a proper foundation for flexible mobile wallets, but that was the journey Walmart embarked on oh-so-many months ago. Walmart Pay is just the beginning,” SVP of Walmart Services Daniel Eckert said on a conference call.

Retail 40

Retail Numbers 40

PYMNTS

JUNE 26, 2019

In addition, shoppers see value in personalized offers that match their buying preferences, or the ability to use their phones to scan a tag and place an online order for an out-of-stock item. From rue21 to Walmart, retailers in the clothing and accessories market are enabling ways to make shopping a little easier. Walmart U.S.

Retail 55

Retail Entertainment eCommerce Planning 55

PYMNTS

MAY 2, 2016

Walmart is open — not just for business but to new technology ideas. Could one of these startups hold the key to unlocking a new world of technology for Walmart and remake the retail experience for millions of customers worldwide? Each of the selected finalist bids will have the chance to pitch Walmart executives on their product.

Startups 52

Startups Retail eCommerce Technology 52

PYMNTS

JULY 19, 2019

But every once in a while, one side comes out notably ahead – and this week was one of those weeks, with Amazon’s Prime Day performance more or less blowing Walmart out of the water. But sharp-eyed members noticed a glitch: The site had marked down almost all of the Prime Day-tagged camera equipment to around $94. It sold out quickly.

eCommerce 49

eCommerce Retail Sales Manufacturing 49

PYMNTS

JUNE 15, 2018

Walmart has opened its first small-format supermarket in Shenzhen, China, with five more locations planned in the country by the end of the year. Electronic price tags enable the retailer to keep prices current. A high-tech stocking system enables associates to locate products and fulfill orders through the fastest product route.

Retail 40

Retail Planning Technology 40

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 21, 2019

In addition, shoppers see value in personalized offers that match their buying preferences, or the ability to use their phones to scan a tag and place an online order for an out-of-stock item. From rue21 to Walmart, retailers in the clothing and accessories market are enabling ways to make shopping a little easier.

Retail 40

Retail Forecasting Sales Marketing 40

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 28, 2020

With Mastercard putting a 49 percent tag on the eCommerce spike for the holidays, this year will be the toughest on record for handling what is a resource- and capital-intensive task. The dreaded returns season has hit retail with a predictable but painful thud. But while the season is here, it doesn’t have to be a time of dread.

Retail 86

Retail Auditing eCommerce Forecasting 86

PYMNTS

MAY 24, 2018

Reported the Post : “Shipping costs have skyrocketed in the United States,” thus far into 2018, causing all sorts of other price tags to inflate. Even Walmart has said shipping costs are having an effect on business, including margins. The impact is extending to the breakfast table. Thus, inflation — and widespread inflation, at that.

Numbers 40

Numbers Technology 40

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 13, 2017

Offering a $3 across-the-board price tag has a somewhat dollar store feel, and its streamline assortment and design recall an era before private label packaging was an exercise in artistic design. Betting one can beat Amazon or Walmart on price consistently is a big risk.

Retail 40

Retail Sales eCommerce Marketing 40

PYMNTS

MARCH 2, 2019

Amazon, Walmart, eBay, Newegg and Sears all had fakes listed, ranging from makeup to mugs to Air Jordan shoes to phone chargers. Even if Amazon manages a miracle and runs them all off, there are plenty of other digital marketplaces to try. And that’s just U.S.

Manufacturing 67

Manufacturing eCommerce Retail Technology 67

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

On the other hand, Walmart has reduced its price matching in 800 of its 5,000 U.S. Walmart, for example, offers free shipping on purchases totaling more than $35. The retailer isn’t alone in its effort to match competitor’s prices. Just last month, eBay said it would price match more than 50,000 items for U.S.

Retail 40

Retail Sales Technology 40

PYMNTS

MAY 22, 2018

When it’s time to pay, customers go to a dedicated counter where the cashier makes sure they scanned the correct number of items and removes security tags. Twelve percent of large format shoppers say the biggest reason they use their retailer’s mobile app is because they can find a product while they are in a store.

Retail 41

Retail eCommerce Securities Numbers 41

PYMNTS

MAY 6, 2019

With 130 million monthly active users tapping Instagram’s product tags on shopping posts, it’s no wonder that Instagram wants to be your mall. The uptick, according to the report’s authors, is a direct result of Instagram’s explosion as a commerce channel in its own right over the last 24 months. Outside the U.S.,

eCommerce 49

eCommerce Sales Accounting Investments 49

PYMNTS

AUGUST 22, 2018

Known for its shea and almond bath products, lavender scents and its tastefully muted color scheme, L’Occitane is very much about what its tag line says it is: natural beauty from the south of France. . When one thinks of French beauty brand L’Occitane en Province , high-tech is probably not the first adjective that springs to mind.

Construction 40

Construction Retail Technology Sales 40

PYMNTS

AUGUST 21, 2017

and Dollar General, shared that although some sales have been lost to the Walmarts and Amazons of today, neither feels any pressure to lower its prices to stay competitive. So, the next time you’re out to buy new clothes or home goods, you may want to stop by your local thrift store to pop some tags.

Retail 41

Retail Sales eCommerce Planning 41

PYMNTS

JULY 25, 2018

It’s a very nice knife and probably will last much longer and work much better than the $20 version of a chef’s knife one can pick up at Walmart. But the price tag on it is a cool $2,000 (on sale), and so for whatever wonders it is capable of as cutlery, the market for it is fairly narrow.

SAP 40

SAP Budgeting Retail Sales 40

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 6, 2018

Today’s Kohl’s shopper, on average, is between the ages of 35 and 44 – a younger base demographic than Walmart has, but an older base than Target’s core consumers, according to Kantar Retail’s ShopperScape. “This is the quintessential Kohl’s shopper we want to see in the future,” she said.

Retail 43

Retail eCommerce Sales Numbers 43

PYMNTS

APRIL 19, 2018

As one might expect of a brand that has existed for longer than the combined ages of Amazon, Google, Apple, Walmart and eBay, Macy’s is unwilling to lie down and die — no matter how often its obituary gets written. Why shop at a department store when there’s an online marketplace where the same goods can be found for less money?

Retail 40

Retail Sales Securities Numbers 40

PYMNTS

JUNE 14, 2017

When shoppers go to the fish counter, they’ll find Snapcode origin labels on the shelf tag accompanying each cut. With Lidl planning 1,000 stores by 2021, these German hard discounters could give Walmart a run for its money. Just days after German discount grocer Lidl opened its first stores in the U.S.,

Manufacturing 40

Manufacturing Leverage Sales Marketing 40

PYMNTS

JANUARY 28, 2019

Capital One CEO Richard Fairbank had more to say about its recently reached “definitive agreement” with Walmart to acquire its co-branded, private-label credit card receivables “at an attractive price and terms” than he did about the earnings misses. Mastercard got tagged with a $648.3 Mastercard and Google Fend Off Fines.

Advertising 51

Advertising Retail Currencies Banking 51

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 26, 2019

And actually, that might not be a bad tag line to put on all of 2019 retail — many advances miraculous and unexpected, but all just getting started. It was not all bad news, however, as while some players were coming down in the world, others were rising. Texting, Normandin noted, is “the most ubiquitous form of communication on earth.”

Retail 54

Retail Communication Leverage Numbers 54

PYMNTS

JULY 8, 2016

billion price tag, led U.K market will see a larger share of chip and PIN backed transactions by 2025 as merchants like Walmart push for PIN-based transactions for better security. The onset of the EMV liability shift last October didn’t just make ripples in the U.S. The ubiquity of PIN-less chip cards in the U.S.

Benchmarking 41

Benchmarking Technology Advertising Securities 41