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Business, Safety, TCA

Walmart Says It Needs 900 More Truckers This Year, Hikes Pay

Walmart is raising trucker salaries in its push to hire 900 more drivers this year across the United States, including Texas, where it has a big concentration of large distribution centers where empty trucks get filled.

January 23, 2019
Business, Technology, Logistics

India Crackdown on Amazon, Walmart Seen Hurting Online Shoppers

India’s new rules for foreign e-commerce platforms may be designed to protect local companies from Amazon.com and Walmart Inc., but consumers are likely to suffer the collateral damage.

December 28, 2018
Business, Logistics

Walmart Expands Offerings in Bid to Stay in Retail Race With Amazon

NEW YORK — Walmart may be bruised by Amazon, but it’s learning how to fight back.

November 16, 2018
Business

Warren Buffett Bids Farewell to Walmart After 20 Years as Amazon Reigns

Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. has sold its last Walmart Inc. shares, according to a filing Nov. 14, ending a relationship that dates more than two decades.

November 15, 2018
Business, Technology, Autonomous

Ford, Walmart to Test Self-Driving Grocery Delivery Service

Ford Motor Co. is teaming with Walmart Inc., the world’s largest retailer, to lay the groundwork for a driverless grocery delivery service.

November 14, 2018
Business

Walmart Narrows Gap, but Amazon Prices Still Cheaper, Study Finds

Walmart Inc. is narrowing the online price gap with low-cost leader Amazon.com and is beating the world’s biggest e-commerce company on prices for baby products, according to a new study.

November 8, 2018
Business, Logistics

Walmart Surpasses Amazon as Online Shoppers’ Most Popular Grocer

Look out, Amazon: Walmart is coming to steal your lunch — and maybe dinner too. The world’s largest retailer has surpassed the e-commerce giant in a survey of online food shoppers, more of whom said they most recently visited Walmart’s site for groceries.

November 6, 2018
Business, Technology, Fuel, Logistics

UPS, Walmart Find Electric Vehicles Offer Benefits, Opportunities

OAKLAND, Calif. — Representatives from UPS Inc. and Walmart Inc., two of the country’s largest fleets, said electric vehicles can provide environmental, economic and community benefits, which make efforts to work through challenges surrounding duty cycle, charging infrastructure and cost worthwhile.

October 29, 2018
Business, Logistics

Walmart Unveils High-Tech Grocery Warehouse

Walmart Inc. is building a high-speed grocery warehouse to solidify its position as the nation’s biggest grocer.

October 18, 2018
Business, Logistics

Smith Transport Named Walmart Distribution Center On-Site Provider

Diversified carrier Smith Transport Inc. announced it has been selected as the on-site transportation provider for the Walmart Inc. distribution center in Bedford, Pa.

October 9, 2018