Several market research and consumer surveys this year have yielded negative performance reviews for Walmart . The big-box chain came in 81st place out of 100 on The Axios Harris Poll 100—the worst ranking among all grocery stores. Similarly, a report from Solitaired identified Walmart as one of the top grocers with the worst customer reviews and rankings. However, Walmart isn’t letting the noise interfere with its future plans. Read all about them here.
1. Walmart is embracing AI.
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In a recent press release , Walmart shared how the company is leaning into AI efforts through a "surgical" approach. The company found that agentic AI tools "work best when deployed for highly specific tasks, to produce outputs that can then be stitched together to orchestrate and solve compl