Walmart Launches New Order and Pay Online In-Store App
Walmart launched a new in-store app for its associates that allows customers to place online orders and pay for them in the store, either by cash, check option, credit card or Walmart Pay.
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Walmart to Acquire Bare Necessities, Continues Brand Shopping Spree
Walmart, refusing to slow down, announced the acquisition of Bare Necessities, adding an online intimates retailer to its list of ecommerce properties. This news comes hot on the heels of the retail giant’s October purchase of plus-sized fashion retailer Eloquii. Here is why Bare Necessities fits well into Walmart’s group of acquired ecommerce brands.
Walmart Acquires Eloquii, Adds Another Brand to Its Growing Stable
Walmart announced the acquisition of plus-sized fashion retailer Eloquii, joining a long list of hot brands and marketplaces that have been acquired by the world’s largest retailer, including Jet.com, Bonobos and Modcloth. Here are the details of the acquisition.
Walmart Expands Test on Automated Grocery Kiosks
Walmart expands its test on automated grocery kiosks in its Sherman, Texas location. These kiosks serve as vending machines for online grocery orders. Here is how the online order pickup process works for customers.
Walmart Acquires Cornershop for $225 Million
Walmart announced the acquisition of Cornershop for $225 million, an online marketplace for on-demand delivery from supermarkets, pharmacies and specialty food retailers in Mexico and Chile. Here is how this acquisition makes it possible for Walmart to leverage omnichannel in Mexico.
How to Select the Right Marketplace for Your Business
Selecting the right online marketplace for your ecommerce business is a tough choice. Partnering with the right marketplace holds the greatest potential for success. But which one do you choose? In our latest MCM CommerceChat podcast, Dennis Worth, Vice President of Business Development for Seta Corp., discusses best practices in marketplace selection and how his business has benefited, and shares tips on how to make the marketplace adoption process go smoothly.
Walmart Sees Boost in Ecommerce Sales
Six months removed from a fourth-quarter stumble in ecommerce that caused some concern among analysts and industry watchers, Walmart is continuing on a strong online growth path, increasing ecommerce sales 40% in Q2 after a 33% jump in the prior quarter.
Walmart Launches 3D Virtual Shopping Tour and “Buy the Room”
Walmart is testing a new experience that enables customers to take a virtual shopping tour of a curated apartment showcasing nearly 70 items from both national brands and private labels. See how Walmart is making the shopping experience easier for customers through this virtual experience.
Walmart Sees Impressive Ecommerce Growth in Q1
Walmart reported 33% growth in U.S. ecommerce in Q1 with online grocery being a contributing factor to the growth. Total revenue was $122.7 billion, an increase of $5.1 billion or 4.4%. See what led to the improvement from the fourth quarter to the first quarter.
Walmart Revamps Ecommerce Site
Walmart is launching a new ecommerce site in May that promises to add a new look and feel to the overall online shopping experience. See what features the new site will have.