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With fewer days between Thanksgiving and Christmas this year, Walmart has been getting shoppers primed for holiday deals with the "Early Deals Drop" on its website since Oct. 25, followed by the release of a toy catalog on Nov. 1 and sneak peeks at Black ...

While the catalog had long been a mainstay of the U.S.-Canada retail experience in times past — particularly the holiday catalogs produced by Sears, Neiman Marcus, and JCPenney — it appears that one major retailer is betting big on a return to the ...

Walmart is partnering with OpenAI to let users browse and make purchases directly through its popular chatbot ChatGPT, as the world's largest retailer looks to use AI to leapfrog rival Amazon in online shopping. Walmart CEO Doug McMillon said in an ...

Walmart customers can now shop directly from the catalog with new "Scan & Shop" technology by Digimarc. Christmas shoppers can buy directly from Walmart's seasonal toy catalog by scanning the pages through the Walmart App. Apple iOS and Google Android ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Joan Verdon is a veteran retail reporter based in Northern New Jersey. The kid toy testers in the Walmart Toy Lab begin each video with this reminder: "This is advertising." Experiential ...