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Walmart's Labor Day Flex: 95% of US Gets 3-Hour Delivery, CEO Talks Tech & Holiday Prep

Walmart's Labor Day Flex: 95% of US Gets 3-Hour Delivery, CEO Talks Tech & Holiday Prep

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Walmart continues to be the retail behemoth making headlines this week as Labor Day landed on Monday September 1 2025 The big headline is that while the rest of America hit pause with banks government offices stock markets and even Costco shuttered Walmart kept doors open nationwide albeit with some locations trimming hours and scaling back in store services like the pharmacy and vision centers according to the Economic Times Outlets kept to the usual 6 am to 11 pm schedule but individual stores were allowed to close a bit earlier if needed and shoppers were advised to double check local hours For fans of routine Walmart delivered business as usual for the holiday while reminding everyone to move their shopping list up a day or risk missing those evening essentials

Beyond keeping America’s Labor Day cookouts afloat there was buzzy news from CEO Doug McMillon who publicly shared that by the end of this year Walmart will deliver to 95 percent of the US population in under three hours A company letter to shareholders gleamed with pride as McMillon described the supply chain and logistics upgrades promising a faster more flexible and highly automated delivery experience Notably he pointed to the chain’s expansion in China and India where delivery windows have shrunk to mere minutes alongside US cities seeing next day or even same day reach

On the business development front Walmart revealed it is revamping its Pro Seller Program for Marketplace sellers at the end of September The biggest shakeup Sellers now need more than just sharp prices to qualify for top tier promotions The new system introduces escalating benchmarks for price competitiveness and only sellers who combine great pricing with free two day or faster shipping will unlock exclusive Pro Listings discounts This is seen as positioning Walmart’s online marketplace for even greater relevance heading into the holiday shopping bonanza

Physical stores are not being left behind as the retail titan continues remodeling more than 650 stores this year in what is dubbed the Store of the Future Think digital touchpoints more engaging experiential zones and upgraded pharmacies according to the retail trade press Walmart is betting big that a digitally enhanced bricks and mortar experience will keep consumers coming back

The social media pulse has picked up on the theme of convenience and digital innovation with the rollout of expanded next day delivery in major cities like LA New York and Houston Walmart execs touted a 25 percent growth in global e-commerce and nearly 20 percent jump in marketplace sales Sellers are especially abuzz about new AI-powered tools and the Marketplace aisle debuting in select locations allowing in store shoppers to buy online items via QR code and have them delivered home

For public appearances Doug McMillon is sitting down at the Goldman Sachs Global Retailing Conference September 3 followed by the Barclays Global Consumer Staples Conference on September 4 and Walmart’s ecommerce chief is up at the Goldman Sachs Communacopia Technology Conference September 9 Transcripts of these talks are promised to land on the company website in the coming days so expect more quotable soundbites soon

All in all Walmart’s past few days have spotlighted operational muscle technology upgrades and holiday resilience cementing its role as the country’s never close captain of commerce

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