{"id":1304,"date":"2020-11-17T19:43:27","date_gmt":"2020-11-17T19:43:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hiremaster.com\/trucking-news\/?p=1304"},"modified":"2021-09-13T13:50:28","modified_gmt":"2021-09-13T13:50:28","slug":"walmart-makes-room-for-e-commerce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hiremaster.com\/trucking-news\/other-news\/2020\/11\/17\/walmart-makes-room-for-e-commerce\/1304\/","title":{"rendered":"Walmart Makes Room for E-Commerce"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By Reagan Payne
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The global pandemic known as \u201cThe Coronavirus\u201d keeps most Americans from their once-leisurely grocery store stroll. With masks and fear everywhere, the collective shifted to shopping online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This was an obvious and expected trend at the beginning of lockdown back in April, but supermarket superpower Walmart<\/a> reports new shopping habits sending e-commerce sales soaring by 79%. Whether the shoppers have items shipped, groceries delivered or partake in curbside pickup, they are all being more conscious now of the viral threat than ever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of course, more Walmart deliveries equals more Walmart truck driver jobs.  The company has hired more than half a million new employees this year. Class A CDL Drivers, this one is for you; there are likely many truck driver job openings near you<\/a>. The No. 1 reason Walmart drivers leave is retirement \u2013 this turnover is one of the lowest in the industry! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

These jobs are guaranteed to grow in availability; Walmart is scaling back its international investments to dedicate more money and energy here in e-commerce. What would their online shopping be without any experienced drivers<\/a> to deliver the goods?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

International Impact<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Walmart is incredibly serious about this growth. For 18 years, the company held a large stake in a local Japanese supermarket chain: Seiyu. Being the third-largest economy in the world, the company held onto this investment for nearly two decades in hopes of a lucrative return. Amid the pressure to grow its e-commerce, Walmart sold most of its shares in Seiyu to make room for the booming trend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CEO Doug McMillon is confident this\nonline shopping trend will not fade away soon. \u201cWe\u2019re convinced that most of\nthe behavior change will persist beyond the pandemic and that our combination\nof strong stores and emerging digital capabilities will be a winning formula,\u201d McMillon\ntold investors on an earnings call. \u201cCustomers will want to be served in a\nvariety of ways and we\u2019re positioned to save them money, provide the variety of\nproduct choices they\u2019re looking for, and deliver the experience they choose in\nthe moment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Holiday Season<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Even coming up on a former door-buster event, Walmart found a way to spread the Black Friday love across a longer (and likely more lucrative) time span. Walmart Chief Financial Officer Brett Biggs said, \u201cThink about how you supply stores. It certainly takes the pressure off of a system that\u2019s typically geared toward a few days or a Black Friday weekend. All of that I think is a positive for us and for customers.\u201d

Reagan Payne is a staff writer for Wright Media. She can be reached at <\/em>rpayne@wrightmediacorp.com<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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