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Not in a hurry to get GenAI agent to India: Walmart's Vinod Bidarkoppa
Walmart Global Tech in India has centres in Bengaluru, Chennai and Gurugram. Walmart earlier this year had also signed a deal to lease an area of 465,000 sq.ft in Chennai for five years
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Walmart tests dark stores closed to public to speed up online delivery
Faster delivery is a key priority area for Walmart, as shoppers are increasingly paying more to get their purchases faster
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Flipkart's quick-commerce foray: Will Zepto and Blinkit feel the pinch?
Flipkart's ecommerce advantage might not come into play in quick commerce all that quickly
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Walmart experiments with AI to enhance customers' shopping experiences
Walmart has unveiled plans to dive further into the world of artificial intelligence -- and drones -- to improve its customers' shopping experiences. In a Tuesday keynote at trade show CES in Las Vegas, the nation's largest retailer announced that it would be expanding its drone delivery to 1.8 million additional households in the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area later this year. Drones aren't new to Walmart -- which has already completed 20,000 drone deliveries across seven states to date -- but company leaders say that this expansion displays growing demand and efficiency. Walmart executives said no other rival has gotten this close to this type of drone concentration of households in a big metro market. Among AI advances, Walmart announced a generative AI-powered search experience for iOS customers, which suggests relevant products for consumer queries ranging from football watch parties to bridal showers. The company also provided a glimpse into InHome Replenishment, which ...
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Walmart recalls 3,900 room sprays due to possible dangerous bacteria
The CDC has been investigating four confirmed cases of melioidosis, including two deaths, the CPSC said
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Myntra to Flipkart, firms join hands to provide essential needs
E-commerce companies are exploring unique models to ensure business continuity amid the lockdown imposed by the government to contain the spread of the coronavirus infection.
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Giant server farms: How Walmart plans on taking on Amazon
The effort is helping Walmart to stay competitive with Amazon on pricing and to tightly control key functions such as inventory
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