Kim Souza is an Author at Talk Business & Politics and Kasu FM. She specializes in retail, e-commerce, and retail technology, with a keen focus on consumer behavior analytics and online marketplaces. Kim's insights into finance and trading further enhance her coverage of brick-and-mortar retail dynamics.
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By: Kim Souza
Walmart has partnered with Connecticut-based Subway to deliver sandwiches to customers through the retailer's online ordering app. The announcement was made Thursday (June 4) during Walmart's shareholders week events held in Bentonville.
For more than half a half-century Walmart has celebrated its successes annually with its employees and shareholders, from early picnics on the Bentonville lawn of founders Helen and Sam Walton to the star-studded spectacle held at Bud Walton Arena at the University of Arkansas since 1999.
The management shakeup continues at Tyson Foods, with the latest news being Wes Morris named chief operating officer. He will begin the job June 15, and is replacing Devin Cole, who is stepping away from the job he has held since September 2025.
By: Kim Souza
The sale of beauty products is already a huge business at Walmart, with the retailer garnering roughly 20% of the estimated $107 billion industry sales annually, according to analysts at Circana. And the retail giant continues to expand assortment and has recently unveiled another beauty makeover.
Diana Marshall, chief experience officer for Sam's Club, is leaving Walmart after a 20-year career with the retail giant. Marshall is the third executive vice president to exit since John Furner became Walmart CEO in February.
By: Kim Souza
Retail sales rose 7.19% in May, according to the National Retail Federation (NRF), better than the 5.73% gain in April. For the first five months of 2026, retail sales rose 6.29% compared with the same period in 2025. The data is not adjusted for inflation, and does not include auto dealer and gas station sales.
Father's Day spending could reach $27.9 billion this year, according to the National Retail Federation's (NRF) survey report . In line with previous years, 77% of consumers plan to celebrate Father's Day, and average spending is pegged at $226.58, up 13.64% from a year ago.
By: Kim Souza
Walmart has not always been known for its fashion sense, but the category has grown into a $20 billion business in recent years behind the leadership of Denise Incandela and a group of Walmart employees, with some based in New York and some in Bentonville.
Consumer spending on online grocery rose 19% in the first quarter of 2026, which followed a 20% gain in the fourth quarter of 2025, according to Brick Meets Click. The analytics firm reports six consecutive quarters of online grocery growth fueled in part by better fulfillment centers and faster delivery times.
By: Kim Souza
Walmart continues to strategize around faster deliveries for online orders, most recently testing dark-store fulfillment locations known as Spark Delivery Depots. One of those recently opened in a shuttered Walgreens store at 2964 W. Martin Luther King Blvd. in Fayetteville.
