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The episode discusses the leadership changes at Walmart and the implications for the future of retail in the context of AI and competition.

Walmart just crossed a trillion-dollar valuation and is openly positioning itself as a tech-driven retailer. That milestone raises a bigger question we all care about: what has to change inside a company when the future is AI, omnichannel retail, and nonstop competition? I sit down with John Reeves, a 22-year Walmart veteran and lifelong merchant, to break down what we’re seeing on the ground and what we think it signals for 2026. We dig into Walmart’s leadership transition and why successio...

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Host: Doing Business in Bentonville

Guest: John Reeves

Topics covered

• retail leadership
• Walmart
• AI in retail
• omnichannel retail
• competition
• business strategy

Keywords

• Walmart
• Target
• Kroger
• retail leadership
• AI
• omnichannel
• business strategy
• competition

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Walmart, Target, Kroger

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