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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Analysis
Agentic commerce: Which retailers are embracing this new way of shopping?
2026-03-10T12:31:00+00:00By Megan Robinson
More retailers are embracing a new way of shopping by letting AI agents browse, search, recommend, and purchase on behalf of the shopper – known as agentic commerce.
News
Tesco retail media business appoints former Walmart exec to new role
2026-03-04T16:49:00+00:00By Hugh Radojev
Tesco Media has confirmed the appointment of former Walmart executive Lauren Bolles to the newly created role of chief operations officer.
News
New report suggests three ways retailers can approach agentic commerce
2026-03-02T00:01:00+00:00By George Arnett
Partners at the consulting firm say that agentic shopping could be a disruption on the scale of the introduction of ecommerce

More on Walmart

News

Walmart delivers strong sales growth over festive period

2026-02-20T07:42:00+00:00By Ellis Hawthorne

Walmart has delivered another strong quarter, with sales over the key holiday period rising nearly 6% and its earnings surpassing Wall Street’s expectations.

Opinion

‘Walmart’s $1trn valuation shows retailers can make most of pace of tech change’

2026-02-05T17:07:00+00:00By George MacDonald

It can be dangerous to get carried away with share prices, but Walmart’s ascent is a testament to successful adaptation, believes George MacDonald

Partnership update: JD Sports’ agentic AI collaboration, Morrisons branches into travel, and more
2026-01-27T07:00:00+00:00By Megan Robinson
Innovation round-up: Strategic partnerships, AI agents and gamified experiences
2025-12-23T00:01:00+00:00
‘Walmart’s unfashionable focus on long service creates long-term value’
2025-11-20T17:20:00+00:00By George MacDonald
Walmart to move share listing to Nasdaq in reflection of importance of tech
2025-11-20T13:23:00+00:00By George MacDonald

Walmart names next chief executive as McMillon prepares to stand down
2025-11-17T11:01:00+00:00By George MacDonald
‘How AI agents could transform grocery shopping and what retailers should do now’
2025-11-10T06:30:00+00:00By Sandra Stanley
End of the search bar? What Walmart’s landmark deal with OpenAI means for retail
2025-10-24T06:43:00+01:00By George MacDonald
Walmart enters partnership to transform retail supply chain
2025-10-13T06:00:00+01:00

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