Sparks fly as Walmart's AI shopping assistant gets ready to go global

A good start for Walmart’s new CEO John Furner as the retail giant saw overall Q4 revenue rose 5.6% to $190.66 billion, with online sales soaring 27% year-on-year, fuelled by business from a wealthier demographic. For the full year, revenue of $190.7 billion was up 4.9%, with e-commerce revenue up 24%.

While Furner is new to the global CEO hot seat, after seven years in charge of Walmart US, expect no change when it comes to ongoing tech investment priorities as he declares:

The investments we've made in technology and supply chain help us deliver items even faster. They're paying off. Here in the US, customers using Fast Delivery, and that's delivering under three hours, grew more than 60% for the year. We know that customers and members from around the world are more alike than they are different. They love great ...