Uncle Sam's army: Walmart in the American imagination
Walmart began as a small mom and pop store in Arkansas in the 1950s and has evolved into one of the largest retailers in the world today. The chain’s major hallmark: selling goods at prices lower than local mom-and-pop stores. (Sources: WEF Reports, Statista, Business Insider, Bloomberg)
Curated By: Madhu Kapparath
Walmart introduced a batch of new employees at 50 stores recently, but they're not there to flash you a smile. These 6 feet tall, autonomous robots (made by Bossa Nova) continuously go up and down the aisles, scanning for out-of-stock items, items put in the wrong place by customers, incorrect prices and wrong or missing labels. They alert human employees of errors it sees, thus automating a task employees say they don't like. A company spokesperson emphasised that the robots won’t replace people
