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Walmart Acquires Robotics Company to Boost Next-Gen Fulfillment Capabilities

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Walmart has entered an agreement to acquire Alert Innovation , a robotics automation company that develops material-handling technology for automating order fulfillment in retail supply chains. in a blog post. Walmart has been working with Alert to customize technology for its market fulfillment centers (MFCs) since 2016.

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Walmart Updates Employee Education Initiative to Fill 100K ‘Critical Jobs’

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Walmart’s new goal is to help Walmart and Sam’s Club associates train to fill approximately 100,000 “critical” jobs over the next three years, including salaried management roles as well as supervisor roles across the retailer’s stores, clubs and supply chain facilities.

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Apple to pull the plug on iPod after 20 years

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The iPod Touch, the only version of the portable music player still being sold, will be available until supplies run out, Apple said in a blog post on Tuesday. The iPod has undergone several iterations since its inception featuring a scroll wheel, the capacity to store a 1000 songs and a 10-hour battery life.

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Amazon, Target, Walmart Incentivize Early Holiday Shopping

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Three of the country’s biggest retailers are taking significant steps to get consumers into the holiday shopping groove — and to do so (much) sooner than later. For the first time, these Deal Day savings will be available in-store as well as online and via the Target app. “As Beginning Oct. Based on a recent survey of 1,000 U.S.

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Walmart Launches Refurbished Items Site

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The new program, designed to help shoppers discover “like-new” refurbished products, is available online and will be available in select stores this fall. Many retailers have introduced recommerce initiatives in recent months.

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Walmart Adds Spotify to Membership Benefits, Expands Wellness Offerings

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Walmart is continuing to expand beyond typical big box retailer offerings with the addition of new wellness services and free access to music streaming platform Spotify for Walmart+ members. Additionally, the retailer announced that all full- and part-time U.S. Additionally, the retailer announced that all full- and part-time U.S.

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Look to the Skies, Dallas: Walmart Expands Drone Delivery to 30 DFW Metroplex Municipalities

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Worth metroplex, operating from stores in 30 towns and municipalities and opening up airborne delivery to up to 75% of the area’s population. Area stores’ delivery radius will be up to 10 miles. The drones can deliver multiple items, such as supplies for a home movie night or ingredients for cookies, including fragile items like eggs.