All WalMart articles – Page 6
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AnalysisFuture of food 2030: Vegan, personalised and delivered to your door
What will shoppers eat and how will they buy groceries in 2030 – and how should retailers react?
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NewsAsda owner Walmart offloads pension liabilities as it eyes float
Asda’s owner Walmart has signed a deal to offload nearly £4bn of the UK grocer’s pension liabilities, clearing the path for a stock market flotation.
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NewsFlipkart to launch online grocery business FarmerMart
Walmart-owned Flipkart has unveiled plans to enter the grocery market in its native India.
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OpinionOpinion: Can new boss lead Walmart to victory in battle with Amazon?
As it enters a crucial period in its ongoing domestic battle with Amazon, Walmart US has announced a change in its top leadership, with the business now to be helmed by an avowed technophile with a strong run of success on his CV.
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NewsWalmart US boss Greg Foran steps down
The boss of Walmart’s core US business Greg Foran is stepping down after eight years with the retail titan.
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AnalysisWhat retail supply chains must look like in 2020
Retail Week’s Supply Chain 2020 report reveals how retailers are winning in the first and final mile through analysis of the latest trends
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NewsAsda profits surge as price and quality focus pays off
Asda has reported a rise in annual profits as improvement initiatives at the Walmart-owned grocer bore fruit.
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OpinionLeader: Time for shareholder interests to take a back seat
Running companies primarily in the interests of shareholders is a business sacred cow that it is perhaps time to put out to grass.
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NewsAsda second-quarter sales boosted by later Easter
Asda has posted an uptick in second-quarter sales, boosted by the later timing of Easter.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Should retailers follow Amazon and sell ads on their websites?
Amazon has amassed a £10bn-a-year business from letting brands advertise on its website. Should other retailers follow suit?
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AnalysisAnalysis: The winning strategy for the store of tomorrow
Competitive pressures faced by today’s retailers have forced a reimagining of the store in order to appeal to more demanding consumers.
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NewsAsda staff set for £62m windfall from share scheme
Around 25,000 Asda staff have pocketed a share of £62m from a share save scheme with the grocer’s parent company that came into effect in 2016.
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NewsBelsham in surprise departure from Walmart’s Jet.com
Walmart’s Jet.com ecommerce business is to part company with Simon Belsham, the former Tesco chief digital officer and Notonthehighstreet.com boss who only joined in March last year.
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OpinionLeader: Tumultuous times demand unconventional thinking
The surprise appointment of Ofcom boss Sharon White to succeed Sir Charlie Mayfield as chair of the John Lewis Partnership was unforeseen, but not unwelcome.
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NewsAsda restructures commercial food team
Asda has reshaped its commercial food team following the departure of former executive Nick Jones to Joules.
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NewsWalmart hires former Google and Amazon exec as CTO
Walmart has appointed a former Google and Amazon executive to “a new elevated chief technology officer and chief development officer role”.
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NewsSelfridges’ Kelly and sports giant Nike recognised at World Retail Awards
The best of global retail was celebrated last night at the World Retail Awards, held at the World Retail Congress in Amsterdam.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How to survive the 'high velocity retail' world
“The customer is no longer king. The customer is now master of the universe.”
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NewsAnalysis: Is there appetite for an Asda IPO?
Walmart International boss Judith McKenna told Asda staff at the grocer’s Leeds HQ that the business was “seriously considering” an IPO – but would the market bite?
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NewsWalmart mulls Asda sale after failed Sainsbury’s mega-merger
Walmart is exploring the possibility of exiting from Asda after the CMA blocked its merger with fellow big four grocer Sainsbury’s.