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Sep 20
2 min

Walmart Connect Announces Innovation Partnerships

Walmart | September 20, 2022 Consumers who turned to online shopping during the pandemic have chosen to stay there, with those returning to in-store relying on online research to guide their decisions. Consumers realized the importance of “connection” and were forced to adapt and connect in new ways including social feeds, livestreaming, mobile and more, specifically across video and connected TV. In fact, the predicted growth of social commerce from 10% of all e-commerce to

Sep 15
2 min

Walmart Levels Up Virtual Try-On for Apparel With Be Your Own Model Experience

Walmart | September 15, 2022 Walmart is continuing to make bold moves to establish themselves as a destination for fashion. It started with work over the last few years to expand their assortment of quality, on-trend and accessible apparel and accessories. More recently, it includes prioritizing the creation and introduction of innovative shopping experiences that help customers discover the assortment and enable new and existing customers to shop with confidence. The acquisi

Sep 8
2 min

Walmart and UnitedHealth Group Collaborate to Deliver Access to High-Quality, Affordable Health Care

Walmart | September 7, 2022 BENTONVILLE, Ark., and MINNETONKA, Minn., Sept. 7, 2022, Walmart Inc. (NYSE: WMT) and UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) announced the beginning of an initial 10-year, wide-ranging collaboration, bringing together the collective expertise of both companies in serving millions of people with high-quality, affordable health services that improve health outcomes and the patient experience. The collaboration will start in 2023 with 15 Walmart Health locati

Sep 1
2 min

Walmart’s 2022 Top Toy List is Here With the Hottest Toys This Holiday Season

Walmart | August 30, 2022 ’Tis the season to shop this year’s most-wanted toys, and they’re all at Walmart at the incredible prices its customers count on. Today, Walmart unveiled its highly anticipated 2022 Top Toy List to help families plan ahead and save on their wish lists this holiday season, featuring more toys than ever for kids of all ages and a wide range of prices. Walmart’s 2022 Top Toy List highlights 55 of this holiday season’s hottest toys, with more than half t

Aug 25
2 min

Walmart Inspires New Reading Adventures with the Walmart Book Club

Walmart | August 22, 2022 Whether you are an avid reader or the occasional book worm, identifying your next page-turner can sometimes be a challenge. Walmart is excited to introduce the next chapter for the Walmart book department: the Walmart Book Club. Five titles will be chosen annually as part of the Walmart Book Club with four unveiled seasonally throughout the year leading up to the highest honor, the Pick of the Year. Their team of book merchants will select titles bas

Aug 4
2 min

Walmart Restored Helps Shoppers Buy Refurbished Items With Confidence

Walmart | July 29, 2022 Good as new. That’s the goal of Walmart Restored, their new program created to help customers discover refurbished products at everyday low prices. In a year when customers are looking for ways to save money, like-new refurbished products have become an increasingly popular way to cut down on costs without sacrificing quality. At Walmart, they already work with sellers and suppliers on Walmart.com who are committed to refurbishing top-quality products

Jul 28
2 min

Getaway and Walmart Announce New General Stores at Getaway Outposts Coming This Fall

Walmart | July 25, 2022 BROOKLYN, N.Y., and BENTONVILLE, Ark., July 28, 2022 — Walmart (NYSE: WMT) and Getaway, a health and wellness hospitality company on a mission to make space in the world for free time, announced a new partnership that helps guests live better by aiming to make traveling to nature even easier and convenient. The new alliance, which designates Walmart as Getaway’s first official retail partner, will introduce innovative offerings for guests starting this

Jul 21
2 min

Walmart Hosts Wellness On Day July 23

Walmart | July 20, 2022 BENTONVILLE, Ark., July 20, 2022 — Walmart invites communities to get healthy ahead of a new school year at Walmart Wellness Day on Saturday, July 23, from 10 a.m. - 2p.m. local time, where customers can receive free glucose, cholesterol, BMI and blood pressure screenings as well as affordable immunizations like tetanus, hepatitis, HPV, COVID-19 and more at pharmacies nationwide. Walmart Wellness Day encourages families to get healthy and stay on a hea

Jul 14
2 min

Walmart To Purchase 4,500 Canoo Electric Delivery Vehicles To Be Used for Last Mile Deliveries

Walmart | July 12, 2022 BENTONVILLE, Ark., July 12, 2022 — Walmart (NYSE: WMT) has signed a definitive agreement with Canoo (NASDAQ: GOEV), a high-tech advanced mobility company, to purchase 4,500 all-electric delivery vehicles, beginning with the Lifestyle Delivery Vehicle (LDV), with the option to purchase up to 10,000 units. The vehicles will be used to deliver online orders in a sustainable way which will also contribute to Walmart’s goal to achieve zero-emissions by 2040

Jun 23
2 min

New Features Put AR Shopping Experiences Right in Customers’ Pockets – At Home and in Stores

Walmart | June 23, 2022 Walmart believes the closest store to their customers is in their pocket, and they are focused on making that always-on experience as easy, engaging and personalized as possible. Today, Walmart announced two brand-new augmented reality (AR) features on the Walmart app designed to making shopping easier. The first feature Walmart is excited to share is rolling out to all customers by early July on the iOS app and allows customers to view furniture and h

Jun 16
2 min

Walmart & Miranda Lambert Bring Southern Hospitality to Customers With Wanda June Home Collection

Walmart | June 14, 2022 BENTONVILLE, Ark., June 14, 2022, Walmart announced its latest exclusive home collaboration with reigning ACM Entertainer of the Year and three-time GRAMMY winner Miranda Lambert. Wanda June Home by Miranda Lambert is now available only at Walmart.com. Inspired by three generations of warm and sassy Southern hospitality, Wanda June Home is designed to help create a warm, comfortable, casual gathering place where everyone can feel at home – at the incre

Jun 16
2 min

Pride Every Day: Supporting LGBTQ+ Associates and the Communities They Serve

Walmart | June 13, 2022 Pride. It sparks a feeling of deep joy and admiration, but it also speaks to acceptance and inclusion, which are so important to Walmart. The Chief People Officer has the privilege of serving as the executive sponsor of Walmart's Pride associate resource group, and today they are proud to announce that Walmart has established an LGBTQ+ Officer Caucus. You may wonder, what is an officer caucus? At Walmart, they have several officer caucuses comprised of

Jun 2
2 min

Calling All Kiddos! Walmart and Gap Launch Exclusive Gap Home Kids Line

June 1, 2022 At Walmart, they believe great style doesn’t have to be expensive. Walmart has spent the past several years on a mission to democratize style by building their home assortment with high-quality, stylish – and often exclusive – home goods at an incredible value. Walmart's partnership with Gap is a big part of that strategy as they continue to expand into new categories following the introduction of Gap Home last summer and Gap Home Furniture in the fall. The custo

May 12
2 min

Mental Health Awareness Month: Making Sure Walmart Associates Know They Are Never Alone

Walmart | May 10,2022 May is Mental Health Awareness Month in the U.S. For many of us, the last 24 months of living in the shadow of a global pandemic has brought prolonged isolation from our friends and colleagues and introduced new levels of anxiety and fear many of us have never experienced before. And considering the growing level of unease created by economic, political and social uncertainty in the world, May is the right time for us to have a real conversation about me

May 5
2 min

Walmart Elevates New Activewear & Swim Brand by Michelle Smith and Stacey Griffith

Walmart | April 29,2022 As Walmart continues to be established as a destination for fashion, they remain laser focused on expanding Walmart’s assortment of quality, on-trend apparel and accessories at an incredible value. That includes strategic collaborations with designers and influencers to bring new collections to Walmart's portfolio of exclusive, elevated brands. Their fresh perspectives are resonating with Walmart's customers, and they love hearing all the wonderful fee

Apr 27
2 min

Walmart Launches On-Trend Outdoor Living Collection With Builder/Designer Duo Dave and Jenny Marrs

Walmart | April 26,2022 Over the past few years, Walmart has focused on building their assortment to bring high-quality, stylish home goods and décor to customers at an incredible value. This includes adding exciting national brands to their portfolio and launching strategic collaborations with designers and influencers that bring exclusive and elevated product lines to Walmart customers at accessible prices. Today, Walmart is so excited to announce the Dave and Jenny Marrs C

Apr 21
2 min

Walmart and Sam’s Club Reach Food Donation Milestone

Walmart | April 18,2022 Big changes are often slow going. Not because Walmart wants them to be, but because it takes time to make massive impact. Since 2006, Walmart and Sam’s Club have been donating food to local Feeding America® member food banks, and this month marked a major milestone: They hit 7 billion pounds of food donated. They couldn’t have reached this milestone without their associates, who started this program and continue to make it work every day so they can gi

Apr 14
2 min

Innovation Meets Implementation: Walmart Launches Circular Connector

Walmart | April 11,2022 Walmart has never shied away from setting big, ambitious goals, whether it’s setting our sight on 100% renewable energy or their commitment to sustainable packaging, including a goal to achieve 100% recyclable, reusable or industrially compostable packaging by 2025. Innovation is essential to achieving Walmart's goals and their customers’ growing expectation to buy sustainable/sustainably packaged products. Cue the Circular Connector: Launching today,

Mar 24
2 min

Walmart Chief Legal Officer Promotes Work-Life Balance

National Retail Federation | March 16,2022 As retail companies prepare for the long-delayed return to office at corporate headquarters across the country, Walmart Inc. Executive Vice President for Global Governance, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary Rachel Brand says executives need to be supportive of work-life balance — especially for working parents. After two years of meeting virtually rather than getting on a plane, and realizing work can be done from anywhere,

Mar 22
2 min

Take Note: Walmart’s Limited-Edition Ice Cream Drop Feels Like A Trend

Forbes | March 21,2022 Walmart has scored an exclusive deal on seven new flavors of ice cream from Van Leeuwen Ice Cream, including Kraft Macaroni & Cheese. The flavors will rotate at 3,500 U.S. locations over a 10-week period. In July 2021, Kraft partnered with Brooklyn-based Van Leeuwen to produce an ice cream version of its signature Macaroni & Cheese. The limited-edition variant led to loud objections from ice cream purists across social media, but the 6,000 pints sold ou