Walmart  - Brand Biography

Walmart's Tech Revolution: RFID Food Tracking, Pay Shakeup, and Holiday Blitz


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Walmart has been making waves this week with several major announcements that signal the retail giant's continued evolution and technological innovation. The company partnered with Avery Dennison to launch groundbreaking RFID technology for fresh food departments, marking the first time this sensor technology can work in high-moisture, cold environments like meat cases. Corporate Walmart announced on October twenty-second that this innovation will help track inventory in bakery, meat, and deli sections with unprecedented accuracy, allowing associates to monitor digital use-by dates and make smarter markdown decisions to reduce food waste. This aligns with Walmart's ambitious sustainability goal to cut global operational food loss and waste intensity in half by twenty-thirty.

The retailer is also shaking things up for its workforce. Business Insider reported that Walmart rolled out a new performance-based raise strategy for its one-point-six million employees, shifting away from the traditional years-of-service model. Under the new system, top performers can earn up to five percent base pay increases, with ratings based on attendance, teamwork, and store performance. This represents one of the largest-scale changes for worker pay in the country.

On the holiday front, Walmart launched its WhoKnewVille campaign this week during Sunday Night Football, positioning itself as a one-stop destination for everything from trendy Labubu collectibles to luxury brands like Michael Kors and Kate Spade. Modern Retail covered how this continues the company's push to attract higher-income customers beyond its traditional base. The retailer announced Black Friday events will kick off November fourteenth, nearly two weeks before Thanksgiving, with Walmart Plus members getting early access.

Meanwhile, the company continues its real estate expansion, investing forty-four-point-five million dollars in a Connecticut shopping center according to Talk Business, marking its third mall property acquisition this year after Pennsylvania deals totaling over seventy-three million dollars. And sneakerheads rejoiced as Walmart announced Stadium Goods would join its marketplace, bringing authentic premium sneakers from Nike and Jordan to Walmart dot com just in time for holiday shopping.

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