Walmart’s online sales are exploding

Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Wal-Mart saw its online sales growth fall into single digits last year before it decided to actually do something about it. When Wal-Mart reported just 7% growth in e-commerce sales in the first quarter of fiscal 2017, the backlash may have been the impetus it needed to start making major e-commerce acquisitions like […]

Amazon strikes back again at Walmart’s free 2-day shipping offer (WMT)

Amazon is making it cheaper to qualify for free shipping. The retailer just lowered its free-shipping minimum to $ 25 from $ 35 for customers who aren’t members of its Prime membership program. The website Best Black Friday alerted us to the change. This is the second time in three months that Amazon has lowered […]

Walmart’s groceries make it the king of brick-and-mortar retail (WMT, KR)

Thomson Reuters As the “Retail Apocalypse” has cast a dark shadow over America’s storefronts, it seems that Walmart is emerging as the big winner in the fight for the remaining share of America’s brick-and-mortar retail market. In a note to clients sent out on April 7, Telsey Advisory Group Analyst Joseph Feldman says that Walmart is […]

Amazon strikes back at Walmart’s free 2-day shipping offer (WMT)

Getty Images Amazon is making it cheaper to qualify for free shipping. The retailer just lowered its free-shipping minimum from $ 49 to $ 35 for customers who aren’t members of its Prime membership program. The change appears to be a response to Walmart’s recent rollout of free two-day shipping for all customers on orders over […]