With innovative new technologies helping shape personalized experiences for consumers both in-store and online, the retail landscape is constantly evolving in ways that were unimaginable just a few years ago.
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WalMart is looking to partner with dealership groups to set up kiosks that will help customers buy cars. CarSaver, an online auto retail platform, will set up these kiosks in Walmart Supercenters. CarSaver enables shoppers to select, finance and insure a vehicle on a touch screen kiosk.
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From January 2017. Walmart looks to duplicate and better the business Costco does.
Walmart is trying to make it easier to pick up online grocery orders.
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There is no cost for picking up groceries, but customers must spend at least $30 per order to use the service. The kiosk is open 24/7 and can to fulfill hundreds of customer orders in a single day, according to Walmart spokesman Scott Markley.
Walmart’s 200 “Walmart Academy” training centers are all planning to incorporate virtual reality by the end of 2017, after an earlier pilot program. The limited curriculum is being produce
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Many articles have been written this past week on automation eliminating more than seven million retail jobs. The source study is misleading and incorrect.
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‘There is really strong overlap between where our associates are already heading after work and where those packages need to go,’ a company spokesman said.
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Seems like a situation that employees could be taken advantage of. And then again, does Walmart do background checks on employees I wonder.
Walmart is also expanding its grocery pickup program, adding the service to up to 600 locations this year. Last year, CEO Doug McMillon credited the “growth of pick-up in stores and clubs” with helping to drive e-commerce revenues.Click here to edit the content
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