Walmart Invests in Self-Driving Car Company, Cruise
Walmart announced today that it has invested an undisclosed sum in autonomous driving company Cruise. Walmart’s investment is part of a larger $2.75 billion round of funding being raised by […]
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Walmart Canada to Deploy First Automated Kiosks for Grocery Pickup
Walmart Canada is adding automated kiosk pickup to one of its stores in the Toronto area, which, the company says, will be the first of its kind in that country. […]
Walmart Ditches $35 Minimum for Express Delivery
Walmart announced today that it is dropping the $35 minimum order requirement for its Express delivery service. The move comes during a time of record-breaking online grocery shopping and increased […]
Walmart in Canada Is Getting a Virtual Food Court Thanks to Ghost Kitchens
Ghost Kitchens, a Canadian company that operates, uh, ghost kitchens, this morning announced a new partnership to bring its concept to Walmart stores in Canada. The first location, in St. […]
Walmart Scaling its Automated Fulfillment with Alert Innovation, Dematic and Fabric
Walmart announced today that it is ramping up its use of automated centers to fulfill online grocery orders. The company said it is already planning “dozens” of locations with “many […]
Walmart to Test Grocery Delivery to Smart Home Lockers
Walmart announced today that it will start testing grocery delivery to smart lockers that sit outside a person’s home. The pilot program will begin this Spring in Bentonville, Arkansas. The […]
Gatik’s Autonomous Middle-Mile Trucks to Go Full Driverless for Walmart
Self-driving delivery vehicles along the middle mile just got a little more autonomous. Walmart announced today that the Gatik self-driving delivery box trucks it uses on one Arkansas delivery route […]
Will Removing the Minimum Order Give Walmart+ a Boost with Grocery?
Walmart announced today that starting Dec. 4, it will remove the $35 shipping minimum on Walmart.com orders for its Walmart+ members. An answer to Amazon’s Prime Membership, Walmart+ launched in […]
Walmart to Test Autonomous Grocery Delivery With Cruise’s Electric Cars
Walmart announced today that it is hooking up with self-driving electric car company Cruise to experiment with autonomous grocery delivery. The two will pilot a program in Scottsdale, Arizona starting […]
Walmart to Stop Using Bossa Nova’s Shelf-Scanning Robots
After touting their efficiency and effectiveness for years, Walmart has decided to stop using Bossa Nova’a autonomous shelf-scanning robots to monitor inventory, according to a scoop in today’s Wall Street […]
Exclusive: Blendid Opens Robot Smoothie Kiosk at a Walmart in Fremont, CA
Blendid announced today that it’s opening its latest smoothie-making robot kiosk inside a Walmart in Fremont, California. This is the fourth location for a Blendid robot and the first inside […]
SideChef Now Offers Shoppable Recipes Through Walmart
Smart kitchen platform SideChef revealed to The Spoon this week that it is now offering shoppable recipe fulfillment through Walmart. Consumers using SideChef’s app and website can now buy all […]
