All Walmart articles – Page 23
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OpinionComment: Walmart, Tesco and Carrefour can bring expertise to India
While the UK was basking in the recent heat wave, I decided to visit monsoon-soaked Mumbai to tour stores and meet those ‘in the know’.
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AnalysisAnalysis: How Walmart has developed its mobile Scan and Go service
One of the many advantages of mobile payment is significantly expanding CRM reach, getting to know about a far greater percentage of all of a shopper’s purchases. Nowhere is this more attractive than with Walmart, which has never had (and still doesn’t) a traditional CRM.
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AnalysisInternational analysis: Will Walmart acquire Hong Kong’s Park n Shop?
Hong Kong-based conglomerate AS Watson has confirmed it is conducting a strategic review of grocery retail business Park n Shop (PnS).
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NewsAsda hits back at Tesco Watford with big store vision
Asda chief executive Andy Clarke has hit back at Tesco’s vision of the future of big box grocery and revealed that brands will play an increasingly vital role in Asda stores.
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OpinionComment: Fears Walmart had cried wolf realised
After the horror show of the first quarter, Walmart had so much to prove domestically in the second quarter. And it has again come up short.
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OpinionComment: At home and abroad, the Tesco empire strikes back
All eyes were on Watford last week as Tesco unveiled the first incarnation of a new model for its big-box Extra format.
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OpinionComment: How reliable a source of growth is international retailing?
With demand flat and most retailers having too many stores, genuine growth has become challenging to achieve and sustain.
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OpinionComment: British retailing should learn from the US and hire from the military
I was recently invited to St James’s Palace for the inaugural reception for the Royal Marines charity the C Group.
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NewsGeorge at Asda introduces new range to celebrate Prince George
George at Asda has celebrated the arrival of His Royal Highness Prince George of Cambridge with the introduction of a special collection of commemorative babygrows.
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AnalysisRetail Week's 25th anniversary: 25 moments that defined retail
We take a look at some of the landmark moments in retail over the last quarter-century. Do you remember when..?
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AnalysisAnalysis: What can we learn from Walmart’s AGM?
Walmart shareholders gathered in the world’s largest retailer’s home in Bentonville, Arkansas last week for the annual meeting. Alex Lawson reports on developments there and at UK subsidiary Asda.
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OpinionComment: Bentonville buzzes as Walmart shareholders meet ignites town
If Cheshunt, Leeds, Holborn and Bradford are the strongholds of British grocery, harbouring the headquarters of the UK’s four largest food retailers, then Bentonville, Arkansas is the grocery capital of the world.
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NewsGeorge at Asda appoints international director to lead overseas expansion
George at Asda has promoted the grocer’s director of merchandising Nick Bailey to lead its overseas offensive.
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OpinionComment: Walmart fights back with technology as sales slip
As Walmart was reporting its first same-store sales drop in seven quarters along with a barely increasing profit on May 16th, it also detailed its impressive IT and e-commerce growth.
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NewsHalfords appoints Walmart Canada's Emma Fox as commercial director
Car parts and cyclists specialist Halfords has hired Walmart Canada chief marketing officer Emma Fox as its commercial director.
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NewsAsda boss insists low prices will drive loyalty as like-for-likes rise 1.3%
Asda has ploughed money into its digital operations while throwing its weight behind a sustained low-price strategy amid a grocery market awash with promotions.
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NewsWalmart opts for own Bangladesh safety standards over industry-wide code
The world’s largest retailer Walmart has declined to sign the IndustriAll safety agreement, instead opting for its own standards which it claims go further and will produce faster results.
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NewsWalmart commits to Bangladesh and embarks on standards drive
Walmart has committed to continued sourcing from Bangladesh and to improve safety standards in the country.
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Walmart begins marketing selected new brand launches
Walmart has begun marketing selected new brand launches using more experiential promotional tactics.There will be increased promotional events in Walmart parking lots and outside stores in ‘mobile brand boxes’.Initiatives could range from interactive simulators and games to pop-up demonstration areas.
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NewsPrimark 'deeply shocked' by fatal Bangladesh building collapse
Value fashion giant Primark has expressed horror and pledged action following the collapse of a building in Bangladesh that housed a supplier to the retailer.