ASDA Bought by Billionaire Issa Brothers in £6.8B Deal

October 7, 2020 Dearbail Jordan, BBC

Two billionaire brothers from Blackburn have won the battle to buy Asda from Walmart of the US, in a deal valuing the supermarket chain at £6.8bn.

Walmart is Redesigning its Stores. This is What They’ll Look Like

Walmart is giving its massive stores a makeover, with a redesign that mimics its app so shoppers can more easily find what they’re looking for.

Walmart Scraps One-Way Aisles that U.S. Shoppers Mostly Ignored

September 23, 2020 Matthew Boyle, Bloomberg News

Walmart Inc. is removing the one-way aisles it had imposed in its stores at the start of the coronavirus pandemic, a move likely to be welcomed by customers who largely ignored the rule anyway.

Walmart Just Made a Change That Could Shape Its Future for Years. It’s a Lesson in Emotional Intelligence

September 22, 2020 JUSTIN BARISO, INC

As part of its strategy to adapt to pandemic times, Walmart is making some major changes to the way it runs its Supercenters: The company is introducing a new team-based operating model–and giving pay raises to tens of thousands of employees.

Walmart Sets Goal to Become a Regenerative Company

September 22, 2020 Walmart

Walmart and the Walmart Foundation are also committing to help protect, manage or restore at least 50 million acres of land and one million square miles of ocean by 2030 to help combat the cascading loss of nature threatening the planet.