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Tech Business journalist Jason Del Rey joins ‘Cavuto: Coast to Coast’ to discuss Walmart and Amazon’s long-term rivalry as Walmart sales continue to surge.

US retailer Walmart has joined the ranks of corporates seeking to capitalize on the popularity of metaverse platforms like Roblox, but the strategy is being criticized for being aimed at children.

Walmart Foundation, on Thursday, announced a grant of $2 million to Grameen Foundation for the launch of the latter's second phase of the Market Access eNabled by Digital Innovation in India (MANDI) project. MANDI-II will aim to address challenges faced by smallholder farmers, especially women, in Eastern Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal by building the capacities of Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs).Julie Gehrki, Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, Walmart Foundation, said in a statement, “We are excited to collaborate with Grameen Foundation for the next phase of MANDI. “Through this project, we aim to provide farmers with the necessary tools, resources, and market access to improve their livelihoods and build sustainable futures for their communities.” During the first phase of the MANDI project, also supported by the Walmart Foundation, Grameen Foundation helped build the capacity of 40 FPOs in Eastern Uttar Pradesh by facilitating market linkages, providing access to finance, data and technology and notably increasing women shareholder participation. Over 8,300 women were added as new members to FPOs;18 out of 40 FPOs now have at least 40% women membership compared to the 12.5% at baseline.

consumer spending by anywhere from $9 billion a month to $70 billion a year. And that’s before accounting for the recent uptick in gasoline prices, which are now at their highest since October. Retailers must be pretty concerned about how this will effect shoppers, right? Well, yes and no.

Amazon said it plans to add 250,000 U.S. workers for the holiday shopping season, 67% more than the number of people it hired for the past two years, as it scrambles to expand next-day delivery for shoppers. Amazon's plans contrast with other U.S.

Across the country, more indoor farms are launching or expanding even as others founder

Instacart has priced its initial public offering of stock at $30 a share, raising $660 million for the grocery delivery company

Flipkart stated, “During festive seasons, we have received feedback that products are sold out or unavailable within minutes, and with the price lock feature, people will be able to lock the inventory they need.". No specific launch date was mentioned for the 'price lock' service during Venugopal's speech at the Walmart-hosted Converge event. Those who do not know, Walmart acquired a 77 per cent stake in Flipkart in May 2018.

Anuj Rathi, who was previously heading revenue and growth at Swiggy, as its first ever chief product and marketing officer, the company said in a statement. Rathi recently announced his departure from Swiggy.

The federal government is summoning the heads of Canada’s major grocery chains to Ottawa this fall to begin discussions on a plan to lower food costs for Canadians, as inflation continues to impact grocery bills.

White House Chief of Staff Jeff Zients on Thursday to discuss refugee resettlement and sponsorship programs, a White House official said. The CEOs will include Alphabet's Sundar Pichai, Walmart's Doug McMillon, Pfizer's Albert Bourla, HP's Enrique Lores and others. They are part of a council of leaders affiliated with Welcome.US, a group dedicated to helping support refugees in the United States.

Better Tomorrow Ventures and Abstract Ventures led the round, with participation from Fontes by QED, Quona Capital and Valor Capital Group.Caliza says that financial institutions outside of America don't make US dollar accounts widely available to individuals or small businesses because of cost and complexity.This means that Brazilian companies and individuals pay a premium for access to international merchants and services ranging from Amazon Web Services and Slack to Walmart and Apple. Caliza is looking to change this by becoming the first company to build infrastructure for a suite of compliance, banking, and payment services through USD Coin.Firms can embed its API infrastructure to offer digital dollar accounts, real-time cross-border payments, and fiat-to-crypto on and off ramps.

Top US companies have focused their firepower for much of the past two years on opposing a US Securities and Exchange Commission plan that would require them to disclose greenhouse gases and climate-related financial risks. In doing so, they’ve overlooked a California bill passed Tuesday that’s poised to have an even bigger impact.

Logistics startup Flexport on Tuesday unveiled services to make it easier for small businesses to import, store and restock goods they sell on ecommerce marketplaces as its returned CEO races to regain profitability amid a broad freight downturn. Companies ranging from Shopify to Walmart have launched their own ecommerce platforms to compete with industry leader Amazon.com. Sellers who use those marketplaces get access to more customers, but often are saddled with more work since each platform has its own set of rules.

By Lisa Baertlein

JOHANNESBURG—Walmart’s investment in Africa tanked. It is responding by doubling down. More than a decade ago, Walmart spent $2.4 billion to buy a controlling stake in South African retailer Massmart, which also had operations in a dozen other sub-Saharan countries.

Grocers Kroger and Albertsons are selling more than 400 stores and other assets to C&S Wholesale Grocers in an approximately $1.9 billion deal as part of their efforts to complete their merger

IT hardware imports surged as much as 50% in August from July, ahead of licensing rules taking effect on November 1. Companies advanced procurements fearing a supply crunch, said manufacturers and a leading system integrator that buys from distributors and producers and supplies to enterprises. The Director General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) put the import of IT hardware, including laptops, PCs and servers, under the restricted category last month, calling for a licence.

Walmart, the nation’s largest private employer, is making adjustments to its pay scale that will have some new store workers like those picking online orders start at lower hourly pay than it did a few months ago

By Richa Naidu and Helen Reid

Walmart is paying some new store workers less than it would have three months ago, a sign that employers are seeking to cut labor costs as the once-hot market for hourly staff cools. The country’s largest private employer changed its wage structure for hourly workers in mid-July, according to documents reviewed by The Wall Street Journal and store workers. Under the new structure most new hires will make the lowest possible hourly wage for that store.