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Walmart to open holiday pop-ups to meet demand for online orders

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November 16, 2020

One of the world’s biggest retailers will open pop-up ecommerce distribution centres this year in order to fulfil home delivery orders. In a blog posted on the company’s website, the…

PlayStation 5 “scalper” groups used bots to buy up thousands of consoles seeing them amass more stock than most of the UK’s major retailers.

PS5 chaos continues as Walmart’s website crashes numerous times leaving swathes empty handed

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November 13, 2020

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PlayStation 5 demand has caused Walmart’s website to crash numerous times leaving swathes of angry shoppers empty handed. The US’ largest retailer hoped to make up for chaos that ensued…

Walmart is set to pilot deliveries via all-electric self-driving vehicles in the next few months amid a new tie-up with General Motors.

Walmart to begin testing deliveries via self-driving all-electric cars early next year

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November 12, 2020

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Walmart is set to pilot deliveries via all-electric self-driving vehicles in the next few months amid a new tie-up with General Motors. The US retail giant has partnered with General…

Midweek Catchup: Walmart scraps robot rollout while Ocado ramps up automation investment

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November 4, 2020

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You can read all these stories below: First UK lockdown saw 16,000 ecommerce businesses created Amazon forced to withdraw Black Friday discount advertising in France due to lockdown Walmart drops…

Walmart drops roving robots for inventory tracking

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November 3, 2020

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Walmart has dropped plans to use roving robots to scan shelves and keep track of inventory, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal. The move brings an end…

Walmart launches four new omnichannel test stores with ‘rapid prototype’ approach

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November 2, 2020

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Walmart has outlined plans to turn four of its stores into test centres for piloting new technology. The US retail giant on Thursday said it was focused on meeting the…

Walmart has agreed to purchase a 7.5 per cent stake in TikTok as a complex deal to keep the social media giant operating in the US is receives President Trump’s “blessing”.

Walmart to take 7.5% stake in TikTok as deal receives cautious “blessing”

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September 21, 2020

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Walmart has agreed to purchase a 7.5 per cent stake in TikTok as a complex deal to keep the social media giant operating in the US is receives President Trump’s…

Sony has assured retailers and customers that more PlayStation 4 stock is on its way after last week’s pre-order chaos left many unable to secure a console.

PS5 pre-order chaos crashes GameStop, Best Buy, Target and Walmart websites

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September 17, 2020

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PlayStation 5 pre-orders have been released earlier than scheduled causing chaos for customers and leading numerous major retailers’ website to crash under the pressure. Shoppers eager to get their hands…

Amazon is set to expand its global workforce by 10 per cent as it embarks on its latest hiring spree offering 100,000 jobs across the US and Canada.

Amazon continues hiring frenzy offering 100,000 more jobs as workforce surpasses 1 million

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September 15, 2020

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Amazon is set to expand its global workforce by 10 per cent as it embarks on its latest hiring spree offering 100,000 jobs across the US and Canada. Amazon has…

Walmart continues to push for TikTok deal despite its first bid being rejected

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September 15, 2020

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Walmart is pushing ahead with its bid to acquire TikTok despite its joint bid with Microsoft being rejected over the weekend. Walmart has said that it is still in talks…

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Walmart to open holiday pop-ups to meet demand for online orders

PS5 chaos continues as Walmart’s website crashes numerous times leaving swathes empty handed

Walmart to begin testing deliveries via self-driving all-electric cars early next year

Midweek Catchup: Walmart scraps robot rollout while Ocado ramps up automation investment

Walmart drops roving robots for inventory tracking

Walmart launches four new omnichannel test stores with ‘rapid prototype’ approach

PS5 pre-order chaos crashes GameStop, Best Buy, Target and Walmart websites

Amazon continues hiring frenzy offering 100,000 more jobs as workforce surpasses 1 million

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