Walmart Grocery is Merging With Walmart’s Main App and Website

Walmart is looking to hook more consumers on its online grocery shopping experience by adding Walmart Grocery to its main Walmart mobile application.

Asda Owner Walmart Putting Major Stake in Supermarket Up For Sale

March 4, 2020 Emma Munbodh, The Mirror

Asda’s US owner has confirmed it is in early stage discussions about the potential sale of a controlling stake in the UK supermarket.

Walmart Will Combine its Store, Online Buying Teams, Company Memo Says

March 3, 2020 Melissa Repko, CNBC

Walmart is combining its teams of buyers for Walmart.com and the company’s stores as the big-box retailer aims to turn e-commerce into a profitable business, according to a company memo sent Tuesday.

Walmart is Quietly Working on an Amazon Prime Competitor Called Walmart+

February 28, 2020 Jason Del Rey, Recode

Over the past 18 months Walmart has explored creating its own paid membership program that would include perks that Amazon can’t replicate, in part to avoid a direct comparison to Prime.

Walmart Loses Another Home-Delivery Provider Amid Amazon Clash

February 25, 2020 Matthew Boyle, Bloomberg

Walmart Inc. is parting ways with grocery-delivery partner Skipcart, the latest defection from its network of logistics companies who often struggle to make ends meet schlepping cola and cantaloupes for the nation’s biggest food retailer.