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Google infuses $350 million in Walmart-owned Flipkart
New Delhi: As the Indian e-commerce space heats up with a spurt in the digital economy, Google has invested nearly $350 million in Walmart-owned Flipkart, taking the homegrown company’s valuation at nearly…
- Business
Walmart joins list of big firms who pulled ads from Elon Musk’s X
San Francisco: Retail giant Walmart has confirmed that it is not advertising on Elon Musk-run X (formerly Twitter), according to a report by CNN. “We aren’t advertising on X as we’ve found…
- Business
Walmart paid $3.5 bn to buy Flipkart shares from Binny Bansal, Tiger Global & others
New Delhi: Retail giant Walmart has paid around $3.5 billion to acquire shares in e-commerce major Flipkart from non-controlling stakeholders, including co-founder Binny Bansal and top investment firms Tiger Global and Accel,…
- Telangana
Walmart, Flipkart sign MoU with Telangana govt to support MSMEs
Hyderabad: To create an ecosystem aiding capacity building for Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the state, Walmart and Flipkart entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Telangana government.…
- Business
Mounting losses, seller woes spell trouble for Flipkart, India’s highest cash-burning startup
New Delhi: As recent reports claim how Walmart-backed Flipkart processed more orders than any of its rivals during the festive sales, these figures conceal the enormous financial loss that Flipkart has sustained,…
- World
US: Shooting at Walmart in Virginia leaves several people dead
Virginia: Multiple people were killed and injured in a shooting incident reported from the US state of Virginia on Tuesday, officials said adding the shooter is believed to be dead too. The…
- Business
Walmart reportedly raising up to $3 bn for Flipkart to expand India biz
New Delhi: Retail giant Walmart is reportedly raising up to $3 billion for its e-commerce giant Flipkart to further expand its operations in the country. With new funds, Flipkart’s valuation is set…
- World
Pilot threatening to crash stolen plane into Walmart store in US city charged
Washington: A man, who circled a stolen plane over the US city of Tupelo for hours and threatened to crash into a Walmart store, has been charged with grand larceny and making…
- World
Pilot threatens to crash plane into a Walmart store in US city; store evacuated
Washington: A pilot, flying in circles for over an hour, has threatened to intentionally crash into a Walmart store in Tupelo, a city in the state of Mississippi in the US, as…
- Technology
DoorDash to stop delivering Walmart’s groceries from next month
San Francisco: Online delivery platform DoorDash has decided to call off its partnership with Walmart, which had the service delivering groceries and other goods from the retail chain to customers for over…
- Andhra Pradesh
Icrisat opens agro-processing unit in AP to aid small farmers
Anantapuramu: The International Crops Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics (Icrisat) and Walmart Foundation on Wednesday inaugurated a secondary processing unit at Muddalapuram village here to support local farmers with new livelihood opportunities…
- Business
Walmart lays off 200 corporate employees amid rising inflation
San Francisco: Retail giant Walmart has laid off at least 200 corporate employees as the economic downturn takes its toll on companies worldwide. Walmart described the layoffs as a way to “better…
- Technology
Walmart joins IIT Madras to accelerate research and skilling in India
Chennai: Walmart Global Tech (WGT) on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras aimed at accelerating research as well as skilling in new areas of…
- Business
Walmart invites Indian sellers to expand overseas via its marketplace
Bengaluru: Retail giant Walmart on Thursday announced that it is now inviting select Indian sellers to apply to join Walmart Marketplace, a curated sellers community that serves more than 120 million US…
- Technology
Retail giant Walmart plans to enter Metaverse, sell NFTs
San Francisco: Amid the buzz around Metaverse, retail giant Walmart has revealed plans to enter the field of highly immersive virtual reality/augmented reality (VR/AR) and Blockchain-based world. Walmart’s trademark filings indicate that…
