3+ mon, 1+ day ago   (575+ words) Walmart is on a mission to prove that it has the latest, greatest and trendiest assortment, and that it can get it to you faster than anyone else. Last week, I flew down to the retailer’s hometown of Bentonville, Arkansas…...

3+ mon, 4+ day ago   (618+ words) Walmart executives are beginning to take a more international approach to growing the retailer’s higher-margin businesses, such as advertising, memberships and its third-party marketplace. “The value proposition of Walmart+ is not limited to one country or location,” Deepak Maini, svp…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (832+ words) Under Bonfig’s leadership, Best Buy moved into the e-commerce era. His background with the retailer suggests that he’ll continue bringing Best Buy further into new lines of business or emerging technologies — from advertising and the marketplace to AI — with a…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (925+ words) Earlier this month, Walmart announced Upstream Facility Services, a new business through which it will sell its in-house maintenance services to other companies throughout the U.S. Upstream currently focuses on repairs, maintenance and preventative service for HVAC, refrigeration, general maintenance, electrical…...

6+ mon, 14+ hour ago   (383+ words) Register to connect with brand leaders at Gap, Yeti and more “Coming later in March: ChatGPT in Agentic Storefronts,” Shopify said in an email sent to merchants Wednesday and reviewed by Modern Retail. “Buyers can find your products and complete…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago   (324+ words) Brand execs: Apply to be a VIP at the Modern Retail Marketing Summit Amazon said earlier this month that it brought in $716.9 billion in revenue for 2025. That beat Walmart’s sales last year, which came in at $713.2 billion, the company reported…...

7+ mon, 1+ day ago   (921+ words) Brand execs: Apply to be a VIP at the Modern Retail Marketing Summit Expectations are high for Kroger’s newly named CEO, considering his reputation in the industry and track record at the largest player in big-box retail. Earlier this week,…...

7+ mon, 1+ week ago   (561+ words) Still, Walmart CFO John David Rainey said last year that moving to Nasdaq represented the company’s long-term, tech-focused strategy. A Walmart spokesperson declined to comment for this story, given that the company is in a quiet period ahead of its…...

7+ mon, 3+ week ago   (617+ words) Modern Retail spoke with several former Walmart executives to get a grasp of how the company is likely responding to this internally. Neither Walmart nor Amazon immediately responded to a request for comment. Still, Amazon doesn’t have a strong track…...

7+ mon, 3+ week ago   (616+ words) When Denise Incandela, now evp of fashion at Walmart, joined the company in 2017, its fashion department was literally sticking to the basics. “We were mostly in the socks and underwear business,” Incandela said. “There was a lot of effort that…...