Walmart

Walmart is an American multinational retail conglomerate headquartered in Bentonville, Arkansas. The business was launched by Sam Walton in 1962, initially as a solitary Five and Dime store, but has grown to operate more than 10,500 shops across the globe. Retail Week provides news, analysis, features and opinion about Walmart and the grocery sector.

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Asda IT upgrade costs expected to pass £1bn this year
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Asda cuts hundreds of jobs from IT team

2025-03-12T16:30:00+00:00By Megan Robinson

Asda has slashed jobs of workers involved in its £800m IT upgrade, marking the second round of redundancies in five months.

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Asda has avoided fines despite missing the deadline for its £800m IT upgrade

2025-02-24T06:40:00+00:00By Ellis Hawthorne

Walmart has offered its former business Asda a lifeline after the UK supermarket chain missed a crucial deadline for an £800m technology overhaul.

Walmart sales and income climb as media business grows
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Asda is facing multimillion-pound fine
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