Walmart Voice Order, the company’s feature for ordering items using voice commands, now supports Apple’s Siri assistant. The new support brings Walmart Voice Ordering to Macs, iPhones and iPads, the Apple Watch, and even CarPlay and HomePod smart speakers. The Siri support joins previously added compatibility with Google Assistant. Walmart Voice Order was first announced in early April as a … Continue reading
Walmart Voice Order, the company’s feature for ordering items using voice commands, now supports Apple’s Siri assistant. The new support brings Walmart Voice Ordering to Macs, iPhones and iPads, the Apple Watch, and even CarPlay and HomePod smart speakers. The Siri support joins previously added compatibility with Google Assistant. Walmart Voice Order was first announced in early April as a … Continue reading
Walmart’s Jet.com is ditching fresh grocery deliveries in New York, the company has confirmed, bringing an end to the test that started around one year ago. Jet.com isn’t going anywhere as a service, but will instead shift its focus to general merchandise and dry goods, according to a new report, leaving fresh grocery deliveries to other companies. Walmart’s own grocery … 
If you made it through both Black Friday and Cyber Monday without picking up one of the Switch bundles on offer, Walmart is back today with a new bundle to tempt you. This is the third distinct Switch bundle we’ve seen throughout the week, and it’s a pretty solid alternative to yesterday’s Cyber Monday deal. The bundle Walmart is offering … 
If you rent a movie through Walmart’s Vudu video streaming platform, only to change your mind minutes later, the company will now let you undo the purchase and get your money back in the form of credits. There are some restrictions on the new cancellation process, including a time limit on how long users can choose to undo the purchase. … 
Walmart plans to leverage its existing chain of supercenters in its battle against competitor Amazon, according to a new report. Rather than trying to compete with Amazon in its domain (e-commerce), Walmart will reportedly use its existing stores to provide customers with rapid deliveries and access to goods, as well as experiences they can’t order online. Among other things, the … 
Walmart has launched a new relatively cheap Xbox One S 1TB console bundle that includes three games, one of which is free, as well as extra perks on top of it like V-Bucks and a long free Xbox Live Gold trial. This is the slim digital-only version of the Xbox One console, meaning it doesn’t have a disc drive and … 
Roku today announced that it will soon be pushing an update to its smart soundbars that will enable support for surround sound setups. At the same time, Walmart is launching new Roku wireless surround sound speakers through its onn brand, so if you need to buy additional speakers to pad out your surround sound setup once this update ships, Walmart … 
A number of major media companies are eyeing ad-supported streaming services, according to a new report, with Fox reportedly looking to acquired Tubi TV and NBCUniversal in ‘advanced talks’ to acquire Walmart’s Vudu digital video service, which also offers ad-supported content. The services would give these companies a way to target consumers who have already subscribed to several services and … 
Walmart is gearing up to take on Amazon in a very big way, a new report claims, and it may involve special perks that the Internet retailer is unable to offer. The report alleges that Walmart will soon start testing its own subscription service called ‘Walmart+’ that will include unlimited same-day fresh grocery delivery from the customer’s local grocery store. … 
For all the benefits that 5G is promised to bring, many carriers try to avoid or downplay the disadvantages, particularly of the top mmWave spectrum. Those can only travel shorter distances and are easily blocked by walls. While those factors make it seem less ideal in wide-open spaces, they are almost perfect for use indoors. Walmart and Verizon are reportedly … 
If you’ve been to your local department store in the United States in the last several days, you might’ve noticed some oddly bare-looking aisles. Upon closer inspection, you might’ve also noticed a sign like the one you’ll see at the head of this article. The bad news is, if you’re in desperate need of some toilet paper today, you might … 
After months of rumors about a potential acquisition, Walmart has announced that its Vudu digital video platform has been acquired by Fandango. The Vudu team published a brief statement about the matter on its blog, saying that Fandango will take over the platform and that there will be more details to announce in the future. At this time, though, Vudu … 
Walmart has announced its launch of Express Delivery, a new shipping option that gets customers their goods within two hours. According to Walmart, it boosted its development and launch of this new option in light of the fact that many shoppers are now stuck at home and turning to online shopping options. Express Delivery will be offered in around 1,000 … 
Amazon has long been challenging and testing the limits of the retail industry but things got really personal when the e-commerce giant dared to step into the brick and mortar store business. Walmart, which some consider to be the king of that territory, has been trying to fend off Amazon’s intrusions and its latest attempt is to fire another round … 
Only a few years after acquiring the company, Walmart has quietly announced plans to shut down the online retailer Jet.com. The revelation was nestled within Walmart’s newly published quarterly financial results, with the company noting that it will ‘discontinue’ Jet due to the ‘continued strength of the Walmart.com brand.’ Walmart had paid $3 billion to acquire the company. Jet.com is … 
Walmart is testing a new front store design in Arkansas, its home state, that doesn’t feature any traditional cashiers. Rather than standing in line, putting items on a conveyor belt, and waiting for the cashier to scan and bag them, customers will be able to use self-checkout technology to ring up their own products. The test is intended to see … 
Walmart just made a surprising announcement: it will turn some of its store parking lots into drive-in movie theaters, using its existing real estate to revive a largely defunct way to view movies. The drive-in theaters will start going live in early August, according to the company, but they won’t be available at every Walmart destination. In case you’re wondering: … 
Amazon has practically won the e-commerce race and much of that isn’t simply because of the convenience of online shopping. Its subscription-based Prime membership is a major factor in its success, providing exclusive perks that even go beyond the act of buying things. Amazon’s biggest rival isn’t taking the threat sitting down, of course, and Walmart may soon launch its … 
Black Friday is a holiday that seems to become a bit more nebulous with each passing year. While Black Friday sales used to take place on the day after Thanksgiving, in recent years more and more retailers have taken to extending deals throughout the following weekend and even opening on Thanksgiving, much to the chagrin of employees and those who … 
Plant-based food company Impossible Foods is heading to one of the biggest retailers in the US: Walmart. More than 2,000 Walmart stores located across all 50 states will sell the Impossible Burger, a plant-based ground alternative to traditional ground beef. This is the latest — and one of the largest — rollouts of this product, which has increasingly spread to …