All Walmart articles – Page 14
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VideoThe Retail Week: Brexit, Sainsbury's, Argos, and Sunday Trading discussed
George MacDonald and Luke Tugby explore the top stories from across the industry over the past seven days as the chase for Argos continues.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Walmart's US momentum can be replicated overseas
Walmart described its fourth quarter performance as “solid”, reflecting its momentum in the US, while overseas provided more of a headache.
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OpinionOpinion: Chief customer roles underpin how shoppers think about retail
News Asda has hired Saatchi & Saatchi X founder Andy Murray as chief customer officer once again casts a spotlight on this very modern role.
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AnalysisProfile: Asda's new chief customer officer Andy Murray
In the week his tennis star namesake became a dad, news Andy Murray will be Asda’s chief customer officer didn’t serve up as many headlines.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Eight trends transforming customer experience in retail
Convenience is currently the watchword in customer experience trends. We pick out a few of the best examples from around the world.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Walmart closures show quest for simplification and efficiency
Walmart has announced a spate of store closures across the globe, a move that will primarily impact its US and Latin American operations.
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NewsWalmart raises wages of 1.2m hourly workers amid $2.7bn investment in staff
Walmart has unveiled plans to hand a pay rise to more than 1.2 million workers employed across its core store estate and its Sam’s Club fascia.
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AnalysisInfographic: Sir Ian Cheshire joins Debenhams plus key facts and figures
The week in words and numbers, January 22, 2016: Sir Ian Cheshire on joining Debenhams, Tesco sales rise, footfall plummets, plus more.
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OpinionOpinion: Why Asda's tough decisions are a necessary evil of the industry
Asda has had to make difficult calls to keep itself competitive, particularly in light of the ongoing challenge from the grocery discounters.
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NewsWalmart to close 269 stores across US and international estate
Walmart will close 154 US outlets and 115 international stores as it cuts its convenience footprint and invests in its ecommerce offer.
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NewsAsda ploughs extra £500m into price cuts as boss warns of 'turbulence'
Asda boss Andy Clarke has unveiled an extra £500m investment to cut its prices but warned of more “turbulence” for the struggling grocer.
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OpinionOpinion: Why it's Back to the Future for retail in 2016
Star Wars has recently caught people’s imagination in retail but the film franchise that holds greater resonance is surely Back to the Future.
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NewsWalmart launches its own mobile payment service after shunning Apple Pay
Walmart is poised to go toe-to-toe with technology giant Apple after launching its own mobile payment service via its existing smartphone app.
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NewsDisposable income rises 9.6% but consumers set to spend less this Christmas
Just one in 10 people are planning to spend more this Christmas than they did last year despite the average weekly disposable income rising to £193.
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OpinionDrone delivery: it’s not a question of if, but when and how
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s the cycling shoes you ordered. The barriers to mainstream drone delivery are lowering.
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AnalysisInternational analysis: Target's turnaround plan on track in US
As Walmart delivered an encouraging domestic performance, fellow giant Target has brought optimism to US retail with its third-quarter results.
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NewsWalmart sales slump 1.3% to $117.4bn over third quarter
Sales at grocery giant Walmart, parent company to Asda in the UK, fell 1.3% to $117.4bn (£77.12bn) in its third quarter of the year.
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NewsAsda's third-quarter like-for-likes slump 4.5% amid 'challenging' period
Asda has reported a 4.5% slump in like-for-likes during its third quarter but boss Andy Clarke insists it has the right plan to recover sales.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Sainsbury's, Walmart and Homebase
Retail news round-up on November 13, 2015:
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VideoShort Cuts: How will retailers react to Asda's Black Friday U-turn?
After Asda confirmed the ditching of its Black Friday event this year, we explain the fallout for other retailers – in 60 seconds.
