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Walmart intensifies Amazon rivalry with 1-day free delivery roll-out

May 15, 2019

Walmart exacerbated its rivalry with Amazon as it confirmed plans to slash its shipping times to just one day. Following Amazon’s announcement last month that it would spend nearly $1…

Pokemon’s VR app rewards customers for visiting Target stores

May 3, 2019

Ben Stevens

Augmented Reality, News

Pokemon, Pokemon Go, Target, Walmart

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Pokemon has released a new mobile app which rewards players for visiting designated Target stores across the US. Players of Pokemon: Let’s Go, Eevee and Pokemon: Let’s Go, Pikachu on…

Walmart to offer “one-day free shipping…without a membership fee” in major Amazon challenge

April 30, 2019

Ben Stevens

Delivery / Supply Chain, News

Amazon, one-day delivery, Walmart

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American retail giant Walmart has hinted that it could challenge Amazon’s one-day shipping for Prime members, after the news sent its shares dropping last week. Last week Amazon announced that…

Autonomous retail service robots to hit UK for the first time

April 12, 2019

Ben Stevens

Automation, News

Autonomous, Bossa Nova, Red Mckay, Robots, Walmart

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Autonomous retail service robots are due to hit UK supermarkets in the near future, as robotics firm Bossa Nova brings its tech to British shores. For the first time the…

Walmart to introduce thousands more robots instore

April 10, 2019

Ben Stevens

Automation, News

Amazon, Automation, Brain Corp, Robots, Walmart

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Walmart is set to dramatically ramp up its rollout of robots across its store network, promising to add thousands more autonomous assistants in the coming months. The US retail giant…

Walmart accused of penalising Amazon suppliers

April 8, 2019

Ben Stevens

Companies, Ecommerce, News

Amazon, Asda, Brick Meets Click, Mexico, Walmart

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Walmart has been accused of demanding discounts from suppliers in Mexico after finding the same items sold for a lower price on rival Amazon’s platform. According to Reuters, two suppliers…

Coffee shop becomes first to go cashless

April 8, 2019

Ben Stevens

News, Payment, Point of Sale

Amazon, Bear Market Coffee, cashless, Magnet Networks, Walmart

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An Irish coffee shop has become the first in the country to be go entirely cashless, as the increasingly popular concept grows this side of the pond. Bear Market Coffee…

You can now buy Walmart groceries with your Google Home Hub

April 2, 2019

Ben Stevens

News, Voice

Google, Google Assistant, Home Hub, Voice, Walmart

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Walmart is set to launch a voice shopping feature, allowing customers to add items to their shopping cart via Google Assistant. As of today, customers with a Google Home Hub…

Walmart could be next company to offer a cloud gaming service

March 25, 2019

Ben Stevens

Companies, News, Streaming

Amazon, Cloud Gaming, Google, Microsoft, Sony, Stadia, Verizon, Walmart

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Walmart is thought to be the latest company to jump on the game streaming bandwagon, just a week after Google announced its own platform Stadia. According to USgamer, the US…

Walmart’s Sam’s Club to launch cashierless technology to rival Amazon Go

March 5, 2019

Ben Stevens

Apps / Mobile, Payment, Point of Sale

Amazon Go, App, Cashierless, Sams Club, Walmart

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US supermarket giant Sam’s Club, owned by Walmart, has developed an app allowing customers to scan and pay for items without needing to visit a checkout. Sam’s Club has filed…

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Walmart intensifies Amazon rivalry with 1-day free delivery roll-out

Pokemon’s VR app rewards customers for visiting Target stores

Walmart to offer “one-day free shipping…without a membership fee” in major Amazon challenge

Autonomous retail service robots to hit UK for the first time

Walmart to introduce thousands more robots instore

Walmart accused of penalising Amazon suppliers

Coffee shop becomes first to go cashless

You can now buy Walmart groceries with your Google Home Hub

Walmart’s Sam’s Club to launch cashierless technology to rival Amazon Go

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