A recent change at Walmart could have wider effects than it first appears, impacting customer experience and in-store operations.

Walmart spent years telling shoppers that scanning their own groceries was the future of retail. Now the company is quietly ripping out many of those machines, retreating from a flagship automation ...

Walmart is investing heavily in automation and e-commerce. The key question is whether those investments will lift its return on capital, or simply defend market share.

The retail giant is continuing to automate regional distribution centers throughout the U.S. and starting to deploy technological improvements internationally.

Walmart is selling its advanced systems and robotics business to Symbotic to improve online order pickup and delivery fulfillment, according to a Jan. 16 press release. Under a development agreement, ...

This story was originally published on Grocery Dive. To receive daily news and insights, subscribe to our free daily Grocery Dive newsletter. Walmart’s U.S. comparable-store sales excluding fuel rose ...

At its best, technology should make shopping in a store easier while freeing up human workers for customer service and other ...

Walmart plans to introduce automation at nearly two-thirds of its stores and aims to have approximately 55% of its fulfillment center volume move through automated facilities by the end of fiscal 2026 ...

Walmart announced this week that 65% of its stores will be "serviced by automation" by 2026. The company's US CEO said that "over time, we believe we'll have the same or more associates." Walmart is ...

In its pursuit to become a top player in the grocery e-commerce space, Walmart has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire grocery automation firm, Alert Innovation. Financial terms of the deal ...