Walmart's Q1 FY27 print shows Flipkart Minutes now running 800+ micro fulfilment centres in India with sub-13-minute delivery, powering 18% international growth and 26% e-commerce gains — even as Indian regulators push back on 10-minute delivery ads citing two-wheeler safety risks.

Inside Retail Asia · 5/26/2026, 6:36:01 AM

Walmart U.S. chief John Furner will become only the sixth CEO in company history on Feb. 1, 2026, succeeding Doug McMillon. Furner inherits a 2.3M-worker giant whose shares quadrupled under McMillon, and faces the task of steering the world's largest retailer through an AI-driven reinvention against Amazon.

RetailWire · 5/15/2026, 2:07:32 AM

New CEO John Furner is collapsing Walmart U.S., Sam's Club, and international operations onto a single technology platform, eliminating 1,000 corporate jobs to accelerate AI deployment across fulfillment, marketing, and customer experience.

Total Retail · 5/15/2026, 1:31:14 AM