Walmart's decision to dial back its diversity, equity and inclusion "DEI" programs was widely celebrated by conservatives, but some shareholders and Democratic officials are pushing back.
With Wall Street seemingly focused only on artificial intelligence and GLP-1 weight-loss drug stocks lately, it might surprise some of these investors to learn that Walmart (WMT 0.70%) was actually a solid growth stock in 2024. A look at its total return performance would show that it blew past the S&P 500 as well as many other popular growth stocks.
The FTC's two Republican commissioners voted against the case.
Symbotic is set to buy WMT's Advanced Systems and Robotics business, a move to enhance Walmart's Accelerated Pickup and Delivery capabilities at its stores.
Amazon has launched its Retail Ad Service, a new platform designed to help retailers easily incorporate targeted advertising into their digital storefronts. Powered by Amazon Web Services (AWS), the service allows retailers to display ads on product, search and browse pages, while purchases are completed on their own websites.
Walmart Inc (NYSE:WMT, ETR:WMT) has been urged to rethink its decision to scale back diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies by a letter from various investor groups and state attorneys general. The retail giant announced the decision in November, soon after Donald Trump's victory in the US presidential election.
Walmart has formed a partnership with IBM aimed at improving last-mile delivery for retailers. The collaboration will integrate Walmart's GoLocal delivery service into IBM's Sterling order management platform, the companies said in a Monday (Jan. 13) news release.
Few would dispute that Walmart (WMT -0.81%) is a solid investment. But a 72% gain over the course of just one calendar year?
Walmart (WMT) closed at $90.79 in the latest trading session, marking a -0.81% move from the prior day.
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NEW YORK, / ACCESSWIRE / January 12, 2025 / Pomerantz LLP is investigating claims on behalf of investors of Walmart Inc. ("Walmart" or the "Company") (NYSE:WMT). Such investors are advised to contact Danielle Peyton at [email protected] or 646-581-9980, ext.