PayPal will soon let you withdraw cash at Walmart, but there’s a catch
PayPal has teamed up with Walmart to let its account holders withdraw and deposit cash at the store. The service launches at all U.S. Walmart stores in early November and is available to members with the PayPal mobile app or a PayPal Cash Mastercard. The downside? Each transaction will cost $3.
This high-tech shopping cart from Walmart could save your life
Walmart has an idea for a high-tech shopping cart that can detect your heart rate, temperature, and how tightly you're gripping the cart's handle. The data could help Walmart to improve the shopping experience, as well as respond quickly to any accidents or health-related problems among its customers.
Walmart stocks its stores with VR training for its employees
Walmart will begin rolling out virtual reality training experiences to all of their stores this year with the power of Oculus Go. More than 6,300 stores will receive the new technology, helping them to train their associates in customer service, compliance, and other emerging technologies.
Those $1 Bitcoins at Walmart have one big catch — they’re made of chocolate
Walmart's new Bitcoin chocolate coins are priced at just $1 a pack, giving cryptocurrency investors the chance to hold something real in their hands for the first time. Better yet, if they ever get tired of 'holding' their investment, they can always just tear off the faux-gold wrapper and eat them.
Walmart’s new eBooks store goes head-to-head with Amazon
Walmart is continuing its assault against the likes of Amazon. How? The company has launched Walmart eBooks in partnership with Rakuten Kobo, giving Walmart customers access to Kobo's 6-million-strong library of ebooks, as well as the option of a $9.99-per-month audiobook subscription.
Walmart’s new grocery robots aim to speed up your shopping experience
In the near future, the person who picks out your online Walmart grocery pickup order may not be, well, a person at all. That’s due to the fact that the retail giant has teamed up with a robot shuttle system company to find a way to speed up its in-store grocery pickup service.
Autonomous cars: Waymo and Walmart partner on a grocery pickup service
Selected Walmart customers who shop for groceries online will be able to grab a free lift in one of Waymo’s autonomous cars to collect their order. To encourage shoppers in Phoenix, Arizona, to use the trial service, the retail giant will offer discounts on their orders.
Miss Prime Day? This Instant Pot is still on sale for super cheap
Amazon Prime Day 2018 may be over, but the deals certainly are not. If you thought Prime Day was your one and only chance to grab some seriously discounted smart home accessories, think again. Walmart and Amazon have now discounted the Instant Pot LUX60 V3 6 Qt 6-in-1 pressure cooker to just $49.
Walmart’s planned Netflix competitor will reportedly be part of Vudu
It seems that everyone wants to launch a streaming service these days, and Walmart may be next, as the company is reportedly considering a lower priced, Vudu-branded alternative to services like Netflix, though the company has yet to confirm any official plans to launch such a service.
Huawei’s MateBook D could be the new king of powerful budget laptops
The Huawei MateBook D refresh packs the compact laptop with a 1080p display, 8GB of RAM, and a Ryzen with Vega 2500U APU. For just $600 at its discounted launch price, the little laptop offers decent performance for general computing and gaming and its fast-recharge battery will keep you working and playing for longer.
Report: Microsoft is building checkout-less store tech to take on Amazon
Microsoft is reportedly developing technology for checkout-less stores similar to Amazon Go, which lets you simply "grab and go." The computer giant is believed to be talking to Walmart ahead of a possible partnership, though it could also sell the technology to multiple retailers around the world.
You have to get an invite for Walmart’s personal shopping service, Jetblack
When thinking of an online retailer that offers millions of products and speedy delivery, the first company that probably springs to mind is Amazon. But another global retailer is aiming to change that. Walmart has announced a concierge personal shopping service, but right now, it's invite-only.
Walmart’s grocery pickup is free, but how is the service?
Walmart offers delivery, pickup, or both delivery and pickup options in many markets across the country. We decided to try out Walmart's Grocery Pickup service to see if we could get the same quality food and determine whether it was in fact a timesaver.
Walmart to end its grocery delivery partnerships with Uber and Lyft
In a bid to keep pace with Amazon's grocery delivery efforts, Walmart partnered with Uber and Lyft in 2016 to help it with its own last-mile delivery operation. But the logistical challenges of combining grocery delivery with human transportation have proved too much, with the partnerships set to end in June.
DoorDash is helping Walmart to take on Amazon and Whole Foods
Walmart is getting some help in its ongoing battle against Amazon for grocery delivery dominance. On Tuesday, April 24, the retailer announced a new partnership with the delivery service DoorDash, who will serve as a "key delivery provider" for Walmart's Online Grocery program in Atlanta, Georgia.
Walmart aims to win shoppers from Amazon with an all-new website
Walmart is giving its website a makeover that it hopes will get online shoppers to spend their hard-earned cash more freely on the site. Besides a new design with fresh fonts and colors, visitors to the site can also expect an experience more tailored to their personal shopping habits.
I ordered tea from Amazon, but got a box from Walmart. What happened?
When we order items from Amazon, we expect them to come from Amazon. That's not what happened to me. I ordered chai tea from Amazon and got a box from Walmart instead. I did a little detective work to find out exactly what had happened and ran into what is referred to as retail arbitrage.
Walmart makes good on its grocery delivery promise in North Carolina city
On Tuesday, Walmart announced that thanks to the company's burgeoning army of personal shoppers and Postmates' delivery network, "thousands of Charlotte customers will be able to shop for and have fresh groceries delivered to their doorsteps."
Walmart is making it easier to retrieve packages with 500 new Pickup Towers
Walmart is taking on Amazon once again in its quest to become your convenient, budget-friendly retailer of choice. It just added 500 new Pickup Towers.
Walmart says that store employees have embraced new robots
Walmart is expanding its fleet of robots to 50 new stores, but the company promises it won't cut any new jobs.
Walmart and Handy are teaming up to make furniture assembly easier
In an effort to not be left behind in the dust, Walmart has become the newest retailer to offer in-home furniture and appliance setup for its customers.
In bid to compete with Amazon, Walmart files patents for farming drones
In an effort to increase the efficiency of its grocery supply chain, Walmart has filed patents for six new drones to aid farmers in managing their crops.
Walmart takes on Amazon by offering grocery delivery — for a fee
Walmart announced that it would be introducing online grocery delivery to more than 100 metro areas by the end of 2018
Walmart partners with Rakuten for online groceries and ebooks
Walmart has announced that it has entered into a partnership with Rakuten, and will soon start selling digital books on its website.
Walmart reportedly explores cashier-free stores to keep pace with Amazon
Walmart, like Amazon, is reported to be developing a cashier-free store experience where shoppers can simply grab what they need and leave.
Walmart has officially jumped on the meal kit bandwagon
There's a new player in the meal kit market. Walmart has partnered with several companies in order to start selling meal kits on its website.
Self-driving robots will keep Walmart store floors squeaky-clean
New bristle-wielding devices are autonomously rolling themselves around Walmart stores, cleaning up after customers and employees.
World’s largest retailer cautiously optimistic about Tesla’s electric big rig
Walmart, Loblaw, and other retailers are investing in Tesla's new electric semi truck though other players are staying on the sidelines
Walmart’s shopping app is about to speed up in-store returns
Just a few weeks after Amazon announced a scheme for in-store returns via Kohl's, Walmart is expected to unveil a similar service.
Uniquely J is a new brand from Walmart's Jet.com meant to take on Amazon
Following its 2016 acquisition of online brand Jet.com, Walmart is launching a new product line called Uniquely J.
Google and Walmart team up to take on Amazon with voice assistant ordering
Google and Walmart are teaming up in order to offer voice-ordering options to customers, which could help them compete with Amazon.
Walmart wants to deliver groceries to your refrigerator by entering your home
Walmart is trialing a store-to-fridge service where the delivery person enters your home and places your ordered items in the refrigerator.
Walmart, like Amazon, is pondering a floating warehouse for drone deliveries
Sounding no less wacky than when it was suggested by Amazon, Walmart is considering building a giant floating warehouse for drone delivery
Walmart’s new VR training program sounds like a bad ‘Black Mirror’ episode
Walmart has announced that its 200 “Walmart Academy” training centers will be using virtual reality training by the end of the year.