Some of the headlines in today’s podcast:
- Walmart hosting summer sales blockbuster in June
- Per Signifyd Ecommerce Pulse data, online grocery sales rose 22% YoY in April 2024
- Per Numerator, Walmart’s hold on the grocery market continues to grow.
- Walmart expands metaverse
- Reebok launches AI sneaker experience on Instagram
- Etsy now lets gift shoppers upload video messages for recipients
- Amazon grows its roster of grocery delivery partners
- DoorDash expanding Ulta Beauty partnership
- Uber expands retail delivery with Costco partnership
- Instacart adds restaurant delivery with Uber Eats
- Amazon announced the launch of Amazon.co.za, providing customers in South Africa with a new online shopping experience
- Walmart announced it will close its physical and telehealth services due to a lack of profitability
- Walmart has partnered with pet virtual care company Pawp to offer free pet telehealth services to Walmart+ members
- Amazon drones can now fly farther and deliver to more customer following FAA approval
- Project Kuiper is actively deorbiting its two prototype satellites ahead of a full-scale deployment of its production satellite system