Walmart News & Updates
Last updated September 9, 2026
Kroger hires Walmart and Asda operations veteran Mark Ibbotson as chief store operations officer, its second Walmart hire in weeks
Walmart doubles its sub-30-minute delivery volume and takes the service to 38 US markets as stores carry the last mile
Walmart hires 21-year Google veteran Sonia Wadhawan to run partnerships for its AI Acceleration, Product and Design team
Gap Inc. hires Walmart’s Justin Breton to run original content under the chief entertainment officer it created this year
Walmart finally allows Apple Pay and Google Pay at select U.S. stores
Walmart ends a decade of blocking Apple Pay and Google Pay and switches on tap-to-pay at select US stores on Monday
Walmart posts its weakest US comparable sales growth in over six years at 2.6% as the stock drops 8.9% on the miss
Walmart store workers spend shift time correcting the AI agents that assign their tasks and set timings they can’t hit
eBay hires Walmart and Amazon supply chain veteran Andres Gonzalez to lead global shipping and authentication operations
Walmart, Amazon, and Kroger now sell ads inside their AI shopping assistants, which they say drive bigger orders than regular search
Kroger names Jet.com co-founder Nate Faust its chief eCommerce officer, reuniting him with CEO Greg Foran from their Walmart days
Walmart, Costco, and Amazon chase GLP-1 prescriptions as employers drop coverage and push patients to pay out of pocket
Walmart keeps absorbing Sam’s Club’s supply chain, e-commerce, and ad operations, undoing the separation Sam Walton set up in 1983
Alexa and Sparky can spot false made-in-USA labels on Amazon and Walmart but neither retailer acts on it, according to a Lina Khan study
J.Crew names Walmart.com e-commerce VP Stacey Levitt as EVP of eCommerce and Digital Experience for the apparel retailer
Marketplaces like Amazon and Walmart capture 44% of first-time brand purchases, versus 10% on retailer sites and 3% on social
Walmart’s price-dropped grocery list beats Kroger and Amazon in a Business Insider basket test, $52.32 to $58.52 and over $70
Asda’s tech separation from Walmart cost £1.22B, far over its £800M estimate, and set back the UK supermarket’s turnaround
Walmart’s advertising revenue grew 37% in Q1 compared to last year
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