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Walmart Invests in Cruise, the GM-Backed Autonomous-Car Startup
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Walmart is taking an undisclosed stake in Cruise, the autonomous-vehicle technology company that’s majority-owned by General Motors Co.
April 16, 2021To Retain Workers, Walmart Moves More of Them Full Time
Customers wait in line outside a Walmart Supercenter store April 7 in Miami. (Wilfredo Lee/Associated Press)
NEW YORK — Walmart is moving more of its workers full time, with the goal of having two-thirds of its U.S. store hourly jobs be full time with more consistent work schedules by early next year.
April 14, 2021Walmart Opens E-Commerce Marketplace to Non-US Vendors
A Walmart sign outside a store in Duarte, Calif. (David Swanson/Bloomberg News)
Walmart Inc. has removed rules requiring sellers on its marketplace website to be registered in the U.S. — an attempt to close the e-commerce gap with Amazon .com Inc. and tap into China’s vast network of manufacturers.
March 19, 2021Walmart to Spend on US Products, Create 750,000 Jobs
A customer pushes a shopping cart after at a Walmart Inc. store in Burbank, Calif. (Bloomberg News)
Walmart Inc. pledged to support American manufacturers by spending an additional $350 billion on items made, grown or assembled in the U.S. over the next 10 years.
March 3, 2021Walmart to Build More Robot-Filled Warehouses at Stores
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NEW YORK — Walmart is enlisting the help of robots to keep up with a surge in online orders.
January 27, 2021GM’s Cruise, Walmart Team Up for Driverless Delivery
Cruise is just the latest partner for Walmart, which has been doing similar self-driving car tests with Waymo and Nuro, as well as pilot programs for drone delivery. (Walmart)
Walmart Inc. is about to team up with Cruise, the self-driving car unit majority-owned by General Motors Co., to experiment with delivering customer orders using driverless vehicles.
November 10, 2020Walmart Expands Drone Program With COVID-19 Test-Kit Delivery
Walmart recently has ramped up its drone delivery efforts. (Walmart Inc.)
Walmart Inc. will test using drones to drop COVID-19 diagnostic kits at customers’ homes, the retailer’s latest move in the pandemic-fueled arena of contactless deliveries.
September 22, 2020Walmart Aims to Eliminate Emissions From Its Fleet by 2040
Walmart is committing to cutting emissions from its truck fleet by 2040. (Michael Nagle/Bloomberg News)
Walmart Inc. on Sept. 21 outlined its goals to achieve zero-emission operations, which include fully converting its fleet to electric trucks.
September 21, 2020Walmart Tests Drone Delivery Amid Escalating Competition With Amazon
Walmart has started testing drone deliveries in Fayetteville, N.C. (Walmart)
Walmart Inc. is entering the drone delivery wars, its latest move to counter Amazon.com Inc.’s dominance in e-commerce as more Americans choose to shop from home.
September 9, 2020Walmart’s Challenger to Amazon Prime Will Launch Sept. 15
Walmart's new subscription program, Walmart+, will be available Sept. 15. (George Frey/Bloomberg News)
Walmart Inc.’s answer to Amazon Prime finally has a launch date.
September 1, 2020