Wal-Mart

Walmart is bringing its U.S. supply chain teams together under the direction of Greg Smith in hopes of creating a more seamless omnichannel experience.

Walmart and Best Buy both reported strong quarter one earnings this week. Despite the success, both companies are mindful of the increased tariffs which could affect prices for consumers.

The mega-retailer experienced its best first quarter in nine years – just in time for the tariff increase on Chinese goods.

On the heels of Amazon's own one-day shipping announcement, Walmart unveiled its own rollout of a one-day shipping program—without the membership fee.

After spending a little over a year testing various autonomous robots in a select number of stores, Walmart announced that it will make a major push to expand its robot fleet across its 4,600 U.S. locations.

Despite claiming that its Savings Catcher tool is no longer needed because they already offer the lowest prices around, Walmart experienced tremendous backlash from customers after pulling the plug on the program.

The Walmart-Rakuten ecommerce store will feature around 1,200 products from U.S. brands, including toys, clothing, and outdoor goods.

By Black Friday, Walmart will roll out its "Check Out With Me" program to every one of its Supercenter stores, giving customers the chance to skip the checkout lines.

After a successful test run in 2,000 stores, Walmart announced it will expand its partnership with in-home services provider Handy nationwide and online.

IFA International asked Peter Vivona, Senior Category Manager for appliances online to tell more about Walmart Canada's business and his first trip to IFA.