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Walmart to Acquire Online Men's Retailer Bonobos for $310 Million

16 June 2017 • By Bloomberg

16 June 2017 • By Bloomberg

The acquisition is the fourth purchase that Wal-Mart has made this year, in its bid to become a dominant player in the e-commerce market.

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Amazon Lowers Delivery Charges as Wal-Mart Battle Heats Up

9 May 2017 • By Bloomberg

9 May 2017 • By Bloomberg

Amazon lowered its free shipping threshold, undercutting Wal-Mart Stores Inc. by $10 and escalating a battle between the world’s e-commerce leader and the world’s biggest retailer.

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Walmart Admits it's Still Playing Catch-Up to Amazon

3 May 2017 • By Bloomberg

3 May 2017 • By Bloomberg

The world’s biggest retailer says it still has plenty of ground to cover as it expands its online business in the face of fierce competition from digital leaders like Amazon.

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Wal-Mart Offers Discounts for Online Orders Picked Up In Store

12 April 2017 • By Reuters

12 April 2017 • By Reuters

The change is expected to improve the retailer's competitive advantage by making its 4,700 US stores more relevant to shoppers in a digital age, analysts said.

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Wal-Mart Eliminates More Corporate Jobs

11 April 2017 • By Reuters

11 April 2017 • By Reuters

The company confirmed the latest round of job cuts, which will involve "hundreds" of positions in its international and technology businesses, along with its Sam's Club warehouse chain.

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Walmart Announces Plan to Invest $800 Million in Chile

22 March 2017 • By Reuters

22 March 2017 • By Reuters

As part of the plan, the retail and supermarket chain will also remodel over 50 stores, add more than 5,000 jobs, and further develop a large distribution centre near the capital city of Santiago.

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Saks Fifth Avenue's Data Leak, Rent the Runway Co-Founder Exits and More...

21 March 2017 • By Helena Pike

21 March 2017 • By Helena Pike

This week, thousands of Saks Fifth Avenue customers' personal data was made available online, Jennifer Fleiss departs Rent the Runway and Wal-Mart launches a tech incubator in Silicon Valley.

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Wal-Mart Launches Tech Incubator to 'Reshape Retail Experience'

20 March 2017 • By Bloomberg

20 March 2017 • By Bloomberg

The Silicon Valley incubator will be called 'Store No. 8', a reference to a Wal-Mart location where the company experimented with new store layouts.

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Wal-Mart's Bid to Challenge Amazon Helped by Online Surge

21 February 2017 • By Bloomberg

21 February 2017 • By Bloomberg

Wal-Mart posted its third straight quarter of double-digit online growth, which helped its holiday results top estimates.

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In US, Retailers Up Fight Against Republican Tax Proposal

1 February 2017 • By Associated Press

1 February 2017 • By Associated Press

More than 100 companies including LVMH, Nike and Target, as well as the National Retail Federation, are launching a new coalition to fight a Republican Party proposal on how imports to the US get taxed.

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Walmart to Acquire Online Men's Retailer Bonobos for $310 Million

The acquisition is the fourth purchase that Wal-Mart has made this year, in its bid to become a dominant player in the e-commerce market.

News & Analysis

Amazon Lowers Delivery Charges as Wal-Mart Battle Heats Up

Amazon lowered its free shipping threshold, undercutting Wal-Mart Stores Inc. by $10 and escalating a battle between the world’s e-commerce leader and the world’s biggest retailer.

News & Analysis

Walmart Admits it's Still Playing Catch-Up to Amazon

The world’s biggest retailer says it still has plenty of ground to cover as it expands its online business in the face of fierce competition from digital leaders like Amazon.

News & Analysis

Wal-Mart Offers Discounts for Online Orders Picked Up In Store

The change is expected to improve the retailer's competitive advantage by making its 4,700 US stores more relevant to shoppers in a digital age, analysts said.

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Wal-Mart Eliminates More Corporate Jobs

The company confirmed the latest round of job cuts, which will involve "hundreds" of positions in its international and technology businesses, along with its Sam's Club warehouse chain.

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Walmart Announces Plan to Invest $800 Million in Chile

As part of the plan, the retail and supermarket chain will also remodel over 50 stores, add more than 5,000 jobs, and further develop a large distribution centre near the capital city of Santiago.

Saks Fifth Avenue's Data Leak, Rent the Runway Co-Founder Exits and More...

This week, thousands of Saks Fifth Avenue customers' personal data was made available online, Jennifer Fleiss departs Rent the Runway and Wal-Mart launches a tech incubator in Silicon Valley.

News & Analysis

Wal-Mart Launches Tech Incubator to 'Reshape Retail Experience'

The Silicon Valley incubator will be called 'Store No. 8', a reference to a Wal-Mart location where the company experimented with new store layouts.

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Wal-Mart's Bid to Challenge Amazon Helped by Online Surge

Wal-Mart posted its third straight quarter of double-digit online growth, which helped its holiday results top estimates.

News & Analysis

In US, Retailers Up Fight Against Republican Tax Proposal

More than 100 companies including LVMH, Nike and Target, as well as the National Retail Federation, are launching a new coalition to fight a Republican Party proposal on how imports to the US get taxed.