Walmart is parting ways with robots used to monitor store inventory as the retail giant realized humans are just as capable, a new report said. The robot layoff is the result of the company cutting ...

When dozens of people across the country got sick from eating contaminated romaine lettuce this spring, Walmart did what many grocers would do: It cleared every shred off its shelves, just to be safe.

Smartphones, smart TVs, and even smart homes, it seems that everything is connected to the internet these days. It is near impossible to get anything done without Wi-Fi connection or subscribing to ...

Walmart supercenters are renowned for containing multitudes: thousands of apparel items, aisles of groceries, and rows of electronics, home goods, and beauty supplies can be on the floor at any given ...

Retail giant Walmart, already renowned in the blockchain space for its work in the IBM Food Trust, is continuing to expand in the industry by joining a new consortium. Walmart has joined MediLedger, a ...

Walmart terminated its contract with a robotics company after a year of testing roving robots that tracked inventory in its stores, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal. 1. Walmart ended ...

The move represents a deepening of Walmart's involvement with blockchain technology. Separately, the retailer is a key participant in IBM’s Food Trust, a system for tracking fresh produce through the ...

(Reuters) — Walmart said on Monday it has dropped its plans to use roving robots to scan shelves and keep track of inventory, squashing the world’s largest retailer’s years-long efforts to automate ...

A Walmart-led blockchain initiative with IBM seeks to reduce the time and energy involved in tracking food across the global supply chain. The Food Trust blockchain, which includes Nestlé SA, Dole ...

Walmart China plans to track food through its supply chain with VeChain’s Thor blockchain, reveals a VeChain press release published on June 25. Per the release, the Walmart China Blockchain ...

Ben Ames has spent 30 years as a journalist since starting out as a reporter for daily newspapers in Pennsylvania and Massachusetts. He has focused on business and technology reporting since 1999 for ...

BENTONVILLE, Ark.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Walmart Inc. (NYSE: WMT) today issued its inaugural Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report, which details the company’s goals, progress and achievements ...