Category: Walmart

Giant Flying Insect Found on Walmart in Arkansas Turns out to Be Surviving Jurassic-Era Relic

A bug expert found a huge winged insect—misidentified as your average dragonfly—on the side of an Arkansas Walmart building years ago. The flying bug was, actually, far from average and turned out to be a Jurassic-era relic, the first of its kind found in the state. Prior to this epiphany, the specimen was mounted and forgotten for almost…


Walmart Will Derive More Profit From Services, Ad Sales in Next 5 Years: CFO

NEW YORK—More of Walmart’s future profitability is likely to come from its sales of ads on Walmart.com and from fees it collects from merchants using its online marketplace and delivery services, than from sales of merchandise at its 10,000 stores, its chief financial officer said on Tuesday. “Today, the vast majority of our overall profits…


Walmart to Nearly Double Its Health Center Locations in 2024

NEW YORK—Walmart Inc. said on Thursday it would open 28 new healthcare centers in the United States next year, including its first ones in Missouri and Arizona. By the end of 2024, the nation’s largest retailer by revenue will have more than 75 Walmart Health centers across the United States, it said in a statement….


Walmart Executives Admit ‘Food Inflation’ Remains ‘Most Stubborn’

Top executives at Walmart highlighted the issue of elevated food inflation during a recent conference call while also pointing out that inflation in dry groceries is a much more significant problem compared to fresh groceries. “Generally speaking, food inflation has been the most stubborn of all the categories. So, we were in mid-double digits in…


Walmart Has ‘A Lot of Trepidation’ About Economy, as Consumers Feel ‘Very Pressured’

Walmart is concerned about the U.S. economic outlook this year after its latest earnings projections showed that consumers were under heavy pressure. Shares of the retail giant rose 0.4 percent after the big-box retailer gave its weaker-than-expected outlook for the year ahead. The world’s largest retailer saw its full-year earnings forecast (pdf) fall below estimates, as…


Walmart Gets Cautious on Economic Outlook, Sees Lower 2023 Performance

Walmart Inc. struck a cautious note in its economic outlook for 2023 on Tuesday as the retail bellwether forecast full-year earnings below estimates and warned that cautious spending by consumers could pressure profit margins. Shares of the world’s largest retailer recouped most of its pre-market losses to rise 0.5 percent in early trading at a…


Walmart to Close 3 US Tech Hubs, Relocate Staff

Walmart Inc. will close three of its U.S. technology hubs, asking hundreds of workers to relocate to keep their jobs, a company spokesperson told Reuters on Monday. Nearly all technology employees across the company would be expected to work in their offices for at least two days a week, added Robert Munroe, Walmart’s director of…


Sylvain Charlebois: Canada Desperately Needs ‘Real’ Discount Grocery Stores

Commentary This may come as a surprise to some Canadians, but our country doesn’t really have a real discount grocery chain. With higher food prices and a growing number of consumers seeking refuge from record-setting food inflation at the grocery store, real discount grocery stores would come in very handy. But the option is simply…


Walmart Shooting Suspect Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges

EL PASO, Texas—A Texas man pleaded guilty Wednesday to federal hate crime and weapons charges in a mass shooting at an El Paso Walmart in 2019. Patrick Crusius, 24, showed little emotion while shackled in an El Paso courtroom just a few miles from the store where he was accused of killing 23 people. Sentencing…


Walmart to Close Multiple Stores After They ‘Fail to Meet Financial Expectations’

Retail giant Walmart is set to shutter multiple stores across three states after they failed to perform as well as expected, a company spokesperson has confirmed. A Walmart in southeast Albuquerque, New Mexico, is closing down in March after underperforming, as is the South Halsted Street, Homewood store in Illinois. One store located at West Silver Spring…