Amazon.com resurrected thousands of suspended product listings in India by selling much of its stake in top local venture partner Cloudtail, a hastily arranged deal intended to comply with stringent new e-commerce regulations that upended the market.
February 7, 2019walmart News Updates
Amazon, Walmart Reel as India Curbs Plunge Market Into Chaos
Amazon.com’s and Walmart Inc.’s grand plans for India were thrown into chaos Feb. 1 after the country implemented new e-commerce regulations, which could cut their growth in the market by as much as half this year.
February 1, 2019Walmart Revamps Employee Sick-Leave Policy
Walmart Inc. is making sweeping changes to its employment policies this month, granting paid sick leave to hourly workers in the United States, and, at the same time, possibly making it easier to fire those who miss too many shifts.
February 1, 2019Google’s Bid to Battle Amazon Suffers Blow As Walmart Withdraws
Walmart Inc. has quietly withdrawn from one of Google’s marquee efforts to challenge Amazon.com in e-commerce.
January 25, 2019Walmart 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, 2019India 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, 2018Walmart 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, 2018Warren 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, 2018Ford, 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, 2018Walmart 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.
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