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New research illustrates how much Walmart {{BB #:143789}} will continue to challenge regional grocers’ eGrocery business.

Walmart associates were joined by local elected officials and community members today to celebrate the grand opening of a new 2.2 million-square-foot fulfillment center twenty miles northeast of Indianapolis, located at 5259 W 500 N. in McCordsville.

In the past six months, 50 percent of retail and grocery workers say they’ve witnessed a theft or attempted theft, and 33 percent say they have experienced violent situations with customers, according to a survey.

Walmart opened its first high-tech Market Fulfillment Center in Arkansas at Store 100 located at 406 S Walton Blvd in Bentonville on Monday, underlining the retailer’s strategic move toward expanding the use of its stores as fulfillment centers to enhance the shopping experience for customers everywhere.

The company said in a statement the stores, collectively, have not been profitable in the 17 years they've operated and after losing "tens of millions" of dollars a year, annual losses shot up sharply.

The Walmart Foundation and the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) have launched a new program to expand access to healthy, affordable food in under-resourced communities, with an intentional focus on the Southeast region.

Edible Garden AG Incorporated, a leader in controlled environment agriculture (CEA), locally grown, organic, sustainable produce and products, today provided an update on its sustainability initiatives, including the Company’s participation in Walmart’s Project Gigaton - an initiative to remove emissions in the global value chain by 1 billion metric tons (gigaton) by 2030.

Walmart Inc. is kicking off its two-day 2023 Investment Community meeting, where leadership will highlight how the company is investing to strengthen its business through its people and an unparalleled, next generation supply chain network of stores, clubs and fulfillment centers, and driving future global growth opportunities across its omnichannel ecosystem and high value initiatives.

At Walmart , our purpose is to help customers save money and live better. We’re committed to keeping prices low, so families can spend less time worrying about the cost of coming together and more time celebrating with their loved ones. To ensure our customers can do just that, we’re continuing to invest in the moments that matter this year by offering a Walmart-curated Easter meal and Easter basket at last year’s price.

I'm finishing up Orlando store checks with one of the best-executed Walmart produce departments I've ever seen, and a Bravo Supermarkets filled with inspiration to cook.