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BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Walmart is no stranger to innovation, but when defining the secret to the company’s success, Walmart’s chief executive Doug McMillon told shareholders at the company's 47th Annual Shareholders Meeting that he doesn't have to look far. He just has to look within the company’s proverbial four walls.

During the event, McMillon said Walmart has “started to invent the future of shopping again.”

BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Walmart has a new delivery team dropping off customers' online orders — but they don’t work for a major shipping company or third-party delivery venture.

BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Walmart is expanding—and updating—its footprint in the Sunshine State.

The retailer will open nine new stores across Florida in its current fiscal year, creating more than 800 jobs, and also execute a multi-million-dollar capital investment plan by remodeling more than 40 locations across the state. Walmart currently operates 375 stores in Florida. 

BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Walmart  is stepping up its commitment to its workers who serve in the military by covering the difference when an employee's military salary is less than what the person makes working at the store.

IOWA CITY, Iowa — Direct and indirect remuneration fees and delayed maximum allowable cost adjustment ranked highest on scales of both magnitude and immediacy for rural pharmacists, according to new research released by the RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis.

Walmart will be making big changes to a lot of stores this year, according to a report from MLive.com. Among the roughly 400-640 stores that will get a remodel this year are 12 Michigan locations, the report said.

MLive notes that among the changes coming to stores undergoing a remodel will be a lounge-like area for in-store pickup, the locations of which will move to the front of the store, more fresh and organic offerings, wider aisles and changed sightlines. Three markets in Michigan also will see the piloting of online grocery ordering for in-store pickup, the report said.

SAN FRANCISCO – Heading into fiscal 2018, McKesson has some tailwinds that are driving optimism for the wholesaler, including a recaptured generics share in the independent retail pharmacy space and a burgeoning partnership with Walmart.