Walmart: News

21 Jan 2021

Flipkart

India's planned foreign investment policy changes could hurt Amazon

Sources informed Reuters of Indian government's plans to change foreign investment policies that could impact the e-commerce giants like Amazon and Walmart.

20 Sep 2020

Donald Trump

ByteDance values TikTok at $60 billion for US deal

Chinese giant ByteDance is said to have valued TikTok at an approximate $60 billion.

20 Sep 2020

Donald Trump

End of TikTok's woes? Trump approves Oracle's bid for TikTok

TikTok finally appears to be finalizing a way to prevent itself from getting banned in the United States.

16 Sep 2020

Flipkart

Chinese giant Tencent pumps money into Flipkart: Details here

Chinese tech giant Tencent is pumping money into Flipkart, India's leading online shopping platform.

30 Aug 2020

Microsoft

#WeeklyRecap: Apple bans Epic, Zoom's outage, TikTok's crisis, and more

This week, a number of developments were reported in the world of technology, including a few interesting hardware launches and some rather concerning security issues, outages, and data leaks.

28 Aug 2020

Facebook

NewsBytes Briefing: Walmart-Microsoft team up for TikTok deal, and more

In the updates since last night, TikTok, the current talk of the town, got Walmart as the latest bidder for its business.

23 Jul 2020

Flipkart

Flipkart buys Walmart India, foraying into online wholesale

In a major move, homegrown e-commerce giant Flipkart has acquired Walmart India.

09 Jul 2020

Amazon

Now, Walmart is bringing an Amazon Prime-like membership service

More than 15 years after the launch of Amazon's Prime subscription service, its competitor Walmart is set to bring its own membership - Walmart+.

16 Mar 2020

X

Ahead of launch, Apple's Powerbeats 4 earbuds hit the shelves

Apple's Powerbeats 4 seems to have gone on sale even before its official launch. The still-unannounced earbuds were spotted for sale at a Walmart store in Rochester, New York.

13 Jan 2020

Reuters

Walmart India fires over 50 employees, including top executives

In a major shocker, Walmart Inc., the largest retailer in the world, has taken the decision to lay off more than 50 of its employees in India, including a bunch of senior-to-mid level executives.

04 Aug 2019

Ohio

Ohio mass shooting: 9 killed, 16 injured in Dayton

At least nine people have been killed and 16 injured in a mass shooting outside a bar in the Dayton city of Ohio in the US.

04 Aug 2019

Texas

Texas Walmart Mass Shooting: 20 killed in suspected hate crime

At least 20 people have been killed and 26 others injured in a mass shooting at a packed Walmart store in the El Paso city of Texas in the US.

29 Jan 2019

Flipkart

Worried Flipkart wants six-month delay in implementing new e-commerce rules

American retail giant Walmart-owned Flipkart has written to the government that it faces "the risk of significant customer disruption" if the deadline for implementing the new e-commerce curbs, which could cause huge disruption in the space, isn't extended by six months.

14 Jan 2019

Flipkart

Myntra and Jabong CEO Ananth Narayanan resigns; may join Hotstar

After some rounds of speculation, it has been confirmed that Ananth Narayanan, CEO of Flipkart-owned Myntra and Jabong, has left his post in pursuit of other opportunities.

14 Nov 2018

India

Binny Bansal out of Flipkart: Some conjectures, many unanswered questions

In more ways than one, Flipkart is India's biggest start-up success story. The company and its founders are (still) the quintessential Indian dream - owners' pride, and everyone else's envy.

14 Nov 2018

Flipkart

Why co-founder Binny Bansal resigned from Flipkart

Flipkart's co-founder Binny Bansal stepped down from the Walmart-owned company on Tuesday, and now a report claims an investigation into the accusations of misconduct found that he had a consensual affair with the woman.

13 Nov 2018

Flipkart

Binny Bansal resigns as CEO of Flipkart Group: Details here

Flipkart co-founder Binny Bansal has resigned as the CEO of the Flipkart Group, following an investigation into allegations of "serious personal misconduct" against him.

11 Oct 2018

Sachin Bansal

Reportedly, Flipkart co-founder Sachin Bansal to invest $100mn in Ola

In what could mark the largest personal investment in the Indian internet space, Flipkart co-founder Sachin Bansal is reportedly in the process of finalizing a whopping $100mn (around Rs. 740cr) investment in ride-hailing start-up Ola Cabs.

24 Sep 2018

Flipkart

Flipkart might replace Binny Bansal as group CEO

Walmart-owned Flipkart is contemplating separating the responsibilities of chairman and group CEO, and is likely to replace Flipkart co-founder Binny Bansal as the group CEO.

19 Aug 2018

India

Walmart completes acquisition of Flipkart, pumps in $2bn

On Saturday, Walmart announced that it had completed its $16bn acquisition deal with Flipkart.

27 Jul 2018

Flipkart

Walmart India expects to create 30,000 jobs in Uttar Pradesh

Walmart India, which had signed MoU with UP government to open 15 wholesale Cash and Carry stores, said it expects to create at least 30,000 local jobs from these stores.

02 Jul 2018

Flipkart

10 lakh traders to protest against Flipkart-Walmart deal today

Around 10 lakh traders are launching a country-wide protest against the multibillion dollar deal between Indian e-commerce giant Flipkart and US-based retail giant Walmart.

06 Jun 2018

India

After Flipkart acquisition, Walmart to work with local kirana stores

Just a month after acquiring India's largest start-up and e-commerce platform Flipkart, Walmart is now planning to take hold of the country's kirana store business.

30 May 2018

India

Business Roundup: Here are today's top 5 business news

Today the business space remained rocked up with a lot of happenings.

12 May 2018

Flipkart

Amid landmark Walmart-Flipkart deal, many fear for survival

This week saw one of the most important acquisitions in Indian history, as Walmart poured in $16bn into Flipkart for a 77% stake.

10 May 2018

Binny Bansal

Really sad to see Sachin leave Flipkart: Co-founder Binny Bansal

They were considered the "Jai-Veeru" of the Indian start-up panorama, and when one decided to finally exit the company they founded 11 years ago it was really a sad moment for the other.

10 May 2018

Flipkart

Walmart-Flipkart deal turns many employees crorepatis: Details here

Walmart's $16bn buyout of Flipkart has brought cheer not only to India's iconic start-up, but also to 3,000 of its current and former employees who hold shares with the company.

09 May 2018

India

Walmart buys 77% stake in Flipkart for $16 billion

The cat is finally out of the bag - Walmart Inc. has announced its acquisition of India's leading e-commerce platform, Flipkart, for a whopping $16bn, taking 77% stake. This makes it the world's most expensive e-commerce acquisition, so far.

04 May 2018

Flipkart

The love triangle of Amazon, Flipkart, and Walmart

Here's the story: Basically, the two US retail rivals Walmart and Amazon are both attempting to buy Flipkart, which is the best start-up India has produced in over a decade.

09 Apr 2018

Flipkart

Flipkart opens new consolidated office space in Bengaluru

Flipkart has opened a new office space in Embassy Tech Village, Bengaluru, which is a consolidation of all of its previous 11 campuses in the city.

04 Apr 2018

India

Amazon planning to buy Flipkart to prevent rival Walmart bid

According to reports, Amazon might make an offer to buy India's largest e-commerce platform Flipkart.

01 Mar 2018

Florida

Walmart raises minimum age to buy firearms, ammunition to 21

After the deadly Florida school shooting that killed 17, US retail giant Walmart on Wednesday announced it was raising the minimum age to buy firearms and ammunition to 21 years.

17 Feb 2018

Flipkart

Walmart may soon buy more than 40% of Flipkart: Reports

In a direct attack on Amazon, American retailer Walmart may soon buy more than 40% of India's e-commerce giant Flipkart. The talks are to begin from next week, Reuters reported on Friday.

31 Jan 2018

India

Walmart to acquire minority stake in Flipkart, compete with Amazon-India

The world's largest retailer, US-based Walmart Stores, is in advanced discussions to buy a significant minority stake in India's leading e-commerce company Flipkart, reported Economic Times.

13 Nov 2017

Consumer Court

US man wins $7.5mn verdict against Walmart over watermelon injury

An Alabama man recently won a $7.5 million verdict against Walmart over a hip injury he suffered while buying watermelons at the global retail giant in 2015.

02 Nov 2017

Colorado

Another shooting in the US: 2 killed inside Colorado's Walmart

In yet another shooting incident in the US, 2 people have reportedly been killed in a Walmart store in Colorado.

12 Jul 2017

India

Walmart may soon enter India's e-commerce market via partnerships

American retailing multinational Walmart has been trying to dip its toe into the online market for some time now.

23 Nov 2016

India

Indian family businesses: Only 15% have succession plans

Reports revealed that just about 15 percent of the country's family businesses have a robust plan for succession.

09 Aug 2016

Alibaba Group

Jet.com to be acquired by Walmart for $3bn in cash

Walmart will be acquiring Jet.com — an online-only shopping site for $3 billion in cash, plus up to $300 million in shares.

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