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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News
ChatGPT rolls back instant checkout and launches visual shopping upgrades
2026-03-25T07:11:00+00:00By Ellis Hawthorne
OpenAi has rolled out a major upgrade to the shopping experience in ChatGPT, including a more visual way for users to find and compare products.
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.

More on Walmart

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

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.

‘Walmart’s $1trn valuation shows retailers can make most of pace of tech change’
2026-02-05T17:07:00+00:00By 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

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