The company announced plans to become more automated and robotic.
April 10, 2019
Walmart, Bentonville, Ark., has been pioneering new technologies to minimize the time an associate spends on repetitive tasks like cleaning floors or checking inventory on a shelf.
The new commitments enable Walmart executives to work with suppliers to expand efforts to improve the sustainability of its private brand product packaging, with an emphasis on increased recyclability.
February 27, 2019
Walmart, Bentonville, Ark., issued a new set of plastic waste reduction commitments by leveraging its massive private brand program.
Aspectiva will join Walmart’s Store N° 8, the incubation arm launched in 2017.
February 26, 2019
Walmart, Bentonville, Ark., acquired Aspectiva, an Israel-based provider of machine learning techniques and natural language processing capabilities, to further enhance the end-to-end shopping experience.
The robotic kitchen assistant is designed to do the mundane, repetitive tasks to allow associates to focus on other tasks like assisting customers and prepping other foods.
December 11, 2018
Walmart, Bentonville, Ark., is testing a fry cook robot named Flippy at its in-store deli counters.
The office provides a base of operations to support the company’s growing light commercial industrial portfolio.
November 13, 2018
Graycor Construction Co., Oakbrook Terrace, Ill., opened the doors to a new office in Bakersfield, Calif., to serve existing and prospective clients throughout the San Joaquin Valley (SJV).
The agreement supports Cargill’s commitment to increase its use of renewable energy sources and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
October 29, 2018
Cargill, Minneapolis, today announced a virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) with Geronimo Energy, Edina, Minn., where Cargill will buy 50 megawatts (MW) of wind power from Geronimo Energy’s 200MW Crocker Wind Farm project.
With this partnership, Walmart and Unilever are advancing an innovative new approach to help companies meet their climate goals.
September 27, 2018
Unilever, Englewood Cliffs, N.J., announced plans to commit to supporting work in Sabah, Malaysia, as part to achieve a deforestation-free supply chain and further reduce emissions.
The aim is to now extend the technology to help reduce the number of people who fall ill during food incidents while at the same time reducing losses for retailers and suppliers during a recall.
September 27, 2018
Walmart, Bentonville, Ark., and Sam’s Club will ask suppliers of leafy greens to implement real-time, end-to-end traceability back to the farm using blockchain technology by this time next year.