Walmart-backed Flipkart expands quick-commerce push as Amazon ramps up in India

Walmart-backed Flipkart expands quick-commerce push as Amazon ramps up in India

As fast commerce turns into India’s subsequent e-commerce battleground, Walmart-backed Flipkart stated Wednesday that its Minutes service has constructed a community of 1,000 micro-fulfillment facilities — small, strategically situated warehouses designed to allow deliveries in minutes — lower than two years after launch, a milestone Amazon can be concentrating on because it expands its fast-delivery…

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Walmart investors reject AI workplace report

Walmart investors on Thursday voted against a shareholder proposal asking it to report on how its use of AI is affecting the well-being of its workforce, according to preliminary voting results from the retailer’s annual shareholders’ meeting. The proposal, filed by investor United for Respect, comes in the teeth of Walmart’s escalating battle against Amazon…

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