Walmart is expanding tap-to-pay options across its U.S. stores, allowing Apple Pay, Google Pay, Samsung Pay, and contactless cards to enhance checkout convenience and focus on broader customer engagement rather than controlling payment methods. Meanwhile, Amazon is investing heavily in AI infrastructure, including a $60 billion chip deal with Qualcomm and raising nearly $6 billion in bonds, aiming to strengthen upstream retail competition through AI-powered discovery, personalization, and commerce. These moves highlight a shift in retail technology where owning customer intelligence and relationships is becoming more important than controlling the payment transaction itself. Retailers now prioritize seamless customer experience and data-driven decision-making over proprietary payment systems.
Walmart has expanded its restaurant delivery service by partnering with Papa John’s, allowing customers to order pizza with delivery in 30 minutes or less via Walmart’s website or app. This marks Walmart’s third recent restaurant partnership after de...
In June 2026, Amazon Prime Day and Walmart Deals overlapped for the first time, attracting 64% of U.S. consumers to shop at least one event, up from 33% in 2025. This overlap brought millions of new shoppers, especially baby boomers and seniors, who ...
