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Two retail giants have seen their fortunes dramatically diverge. Walmart (WMT -1.96%) shareholders are basking in a record-setting year, with strong growth propelling the stock to a fantastic 81% return thus far in 2024, at the time of writing.
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Walmart's ability to adapt, invest in technology and maintain competitive pricing has helped its resurgence in 2024.
Walmart is testing out body-cams for store employees in one market in Texas. A spokesperson said the goal of the pilot is to improve worker safety and evaluate the results.
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Some Walmart employees in Texas will be testing out body cameras as part of a pilot to ensure employee are safe. The stores will also have signage notifying customers of the cameras.
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In a case of a giant company getting even more massive, Walmart (WMT 0.66%) has been on quite a tear lately -- both in terms of its fundamentals and its share price. The latter has improved by more than 85% this year, trouncing the 28% growth of the S&P 500 index.
Walmart has teamed with China's Meituan to fortify its eCommerce business in that country. The partnership will see Meituan provide delivery service for Walmart products and begin featuring the retail giant on its popular app, Reuters reported Tuesday (Dec. 17), citing a WeChat post by Walmart's China unit.
Jefferies analysts say 62% of households with $100,000-plus income plan to shop at Walmart during the holidays
Walmart Inc (NYSE:WMT, ETR:WMT) has sought to accelerate its e-commerce rollout in China through a strategic partnership with local shopping platform Meituan. Meituan has begun delivery services on behalf of Walmart under the deal with the US retail giant set to feature on its app.