Tag: Walmart

Walmart Doubles Down on Reducing Waste To Create More Sustainable Omnichannel Fulfillment Network

Stuart Mitchell

Walmart have announced new steps to help make the everyday choice the more sustainable choice by adopting measures designed to reduce the amount of packaging waste associated with online orders. This includes moving from plastic to recyclable paper mailers, right-sizing cardboard box packaging, giving customers the option to consolidate shipping on eCommerce orders, opting out of single-use plastic bags for online pickup orders and last mile delivery efficiencies to reduce mileage and delivery times. Reducing waste Customers have hundreds of millions of packages shipped from Walmart each year, which is…

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Walmart Announces Plan To Expand Electric Vehicle Charging Network

Stuart Mitchell

Walmart plans to install new electric vehicle (EV) fast-charging stations at thousands of Walmart and Sam’s Club locations across the US. Vishal Kapadia, Senior Vice President, Energy Transformation said on their website: As our customers and members continue to look for ways to save money and live better, I am excited to announce our plans at Walmart and Sam’s Club in the U.S. to make electric vehicle (EV) ownership more accessible, reliable, convenient and affordable for them across the country. By 2030, we intend to build our own EV fast-charging…

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Walmart Announces Plan To Expand Electric Vehicle Charging Network

Stuart Mitchell

Vishal Kapadia, Senior Vice President, Energy Transformation at Walmart has posted the following post on the Walmart website highlighting the companies plans to expand their vehicle charging network. As our customers and members continue to look for ways to save money and live better, I am excited to announce our plans at Walmart and Sam’s Club in the U.S. to make electric vehicle (EV) ownership more accessible, reliable, convenient and affordable for them across the country. By 2030, we intend to build our own EV fast-charging network at thousands of…

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Walmart Expands Commitment To Accelerate the End of AIDS in the US

Stuart Mitchell

On World AIDS Day last year, Walmart launches four new HIV-focused specialty pharmacies of the community, and nationwide pharmacy training program. The post they made is copied below. Over the past four decades since the HIV epidemic began, we have seen incredible progress in HIV screening, reducing stigma and the development of new therapeutics that may not only prevent disease transmission, but also lead to normal life expectancy. Despite this progress, of the 1.2 million people living with HIV in the United States today, about 400,000 of them are not…

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Walmart Teams Up with Customers To Give Away Up to $5 Million in Local Communities

Stuart Mitchell

Walmart announced the launch of a new giving campaign as part of its Spark Good initiative, supporting local organizations across the country with up to $5 million going to nonprofits this holiday season. Between Nov. 25 and Dec. 25, the retailer is giving customers the opportunity to round up purchases, then donate the change to a favorite charity while shopping on Walmart.com and the Walmart app. Walmart will match customer contributions 1:1, up to $1 million ($2 million total including customer donations), so every dollar goes further. Spark Good Round…

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