Walmart

===2011–2019===
[[File:Walmart’s Grease Fuel Truck.jpg|thumb|upright=1.36|A truck converted to run on biofuel|alt=]]Walmart's truck fleet logs millions of miles each year, and the company planned to double the fleet's efficiency between 2005 and 2015.<ref>{{cite magazine |last = Nishimoto |first = Alex |title = Walmart Debuts Turbine-Powered WAVE Semi Truck Prototype |magazine = Motor Trend |date = March 10, 2014 |url = https://www.motortrend.com/news/walmart-debuts-turbine-powered-wave-semi-truck-prototype/ |access-date = October 8, 2021 |archive-date = October 8, 2021 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20211008165017/https://www.motortrend.com/news/walmart-debuts-turbine-powered-wave-semi-truck-prototype/ |url-status = live }}</ref> Fifteen based at Walmart's [[Buckeye, Arizona]], distribution center were converted to run on [[biofuel]] from reclaimed cooking grease made during food preparation at Walmart stores.<ref>{{cite web |title = Wal-Mart To Test Hybrid Trucks |publisher = Sustainable Business |date = February 3, 2009 |url = https://www.sustainablebusiness.com/index.cfm/go/news.display/id/17599 |url-status=live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140508095041/https://www.sustainablebusiness.com/index.cfm/go/news.display/id/17599 |archive-date = May 8, 2014}}</ref>

On November 14, 2012, Walmart launched its first mail subscription service called Goodies. Customers pay a $7 monthly subscription for five to eight delivered food samples each month.<ref>{{cite news |url = https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2012/11/14/wal-mart-food-subscription/1703481/ |title = Wal-Mart launches food subscription service |work = USA Today |access-date = November 14, 2012 |date = November 14, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121114134458/http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2012/11/14/wal-mart-food-subscription/1703481/ |archive-date = November 14, 2012}}</ref> The service shut down in late 2013.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://techcrunch.com/2013/10/19/goodies-co-shutdown/|title=Walmart Labs' Subscription Snack Service Goodies.co Will Shut Down|work=TechCrunch|access-date=September 25, 2018|archive-date=December 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201224200911/https://techcrunch.com/2013/10/19/goodies-co-shutdown/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In August 2013, the firm announced it was in talks to acquire a majority stake in the [[Kenya]]-based supermarket chain, [[Naivas]].<ref>{{Citation |url = https://www.reuters.com/article/us-kenya-naivas-idUSBRE97C0UA20130813 |title = Wal-Mart unit seeks stake in Kenyan supermarket Naivas |work = Reuters |location = International |date = August 13, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150924183753/http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/13/us-kenya-naivas-idUSBRE97C0UA20130813 |archive-date = September 24, 2015}}</ref>

In June 2014, some Walmart employees went on strike in major U.S. cities demanding higher wages.<ref name="CNNMoney Walmart 2014-06-04">{{cite news |url = https://money.cnn.com/2014/06/04/news/companies/walmart-strike-day/ |title = Wal-Mart workers strike in major cities |last = Sheridan |first = Patrick M. |work = CNN Money |publisher = CNN |date = June 4, 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141216053129/http://money.cnn.com/2014/06/04/news/companies/walmart-strike-day/ |archive-date = December 16, 2014 |access-date = January 26, 2015 |quote = How can you save money if you're not making enough money? }}</ref> In July 2014, American actor and comedian [[Tracy Morgan]] launched a lawsuit against Walmart seeking punitive damages over a multi-car pile-up which the suit alleges was caused by the driver of one of the firm's tractor-trailers who had not slept for 24 hours. Morgan's limousine was apparently hit by the trailer, injuring him and two fellow passengers and killing a fourth, fellow comedian James McNair.<ref name="MorganWalmart">{{cite news |title = Tracy Morgan sues Walmart over New Jersey turnpike crash |url = http://www.newyorkstatesman.com/index.php/sid/223750105/scat/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/ht/Tracy-Morgan-sues-Walmart-over-New-Jersey-turnpike-crash |access-date = July 13, 2014 |work=New York Statesman |url-status=dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140714234430/http://www.newyorkstatesman.com/index.php/sid/223750105/scat/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/ht/Tracy-Morgan-sues-Walmart-over-New-Jersey-turnpike-crash |archive-date = July 14, 2014}}</ref> Walmart settled with the McNair family for $10&nbsp;million, while admitting no liability.<ref>{{cite news |last1 = McCarthy |first1 = Craig |title = Walmart paid out $10M to family of comedian killed in Tracy Morgan crash, reports say |url = http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2015/03/walmart_paid_out_10m_to_family_of_comedian_killed_in_tracy_morgan_crash_reports_say.html |access-date = July 18, 2016 |work = The Star-Ledger |date = March 20, 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160916204553/http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2015/03/walmart_paid_out_10m_to_family_of_comedian_killed_in_tracy_morgan_crash_reports_say.html |archive-date = September 16, 2016}}</ref> Morgan and Walmart reached a settlement in 2015 for an undisclosed amount,<ref>{{cite news |last1 = Griffith |first1 = Janelle |last2 = Zambito |first2 = Thomas |title = Tracy Morgan, Wal-Mart reach settlement in lawsuit regarding NJ Turnpike accident |url = http://www.nj.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2015/05/tracy_morgan_walmart_reach_settlement_of_lawsuit.html |access-date = July 18, 2016 |work = The Star-Ledger |date = August 7, 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160916204620/http://www.nj.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2015/05/tracy_morgan_walmart_reach_settlement_of_lawsuit.html |archive-date = September 16, 2016}}</ref> though Walmart later accused its insurers of "bad faith" in refusing to pay the settlement.<ref>{{cite news |last1 = Sherman |first1 = Ted |title = Wal-Mart insurers accused of 'bad faith' in Tracy Morgan case |url = http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2015/10/wal-mart_insurers_accused_of_bad_faith_in_tracy_mo.html |access-date = July 18, 2016 |work = The Star-Ledger |date = October 14, 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160917031209/http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2015/10/wal-mart_insurers_accused_of_bad_faith_in_tracy_mo.html |archive-date = September 17, 2016}}</ref>

In 2015, Walmart was the biggest U.S. commercial producer of [[solar power]] with 142 [[megawatt|MW]] [[nameplate capacity|capacity]], and had 17 [[energy storage]] projects.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/walmart-corporate-solar-deployments-storage-batteries |title = Wal-Mart Leads the Nation in Corporate Solar Deployments. What Will It Do With Storage? |access-date = October 17, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161016061103/http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/walmart-corporate-solar-deployments-storage-batteries |archive-date = October 16, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.seia.org/research-resources/solar-means-business-2015-top-us-corporate-solar-users |title = Solar Means Business 2015: Top U.S. Corporate Solar Users |work = SEIA |access-date = October 17, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161018215019/http://www.seia.org/research-resources/solar-means-business-2015-top-us-corporate-solar-users |archive-date = October 18, 2016}}</ref> This solar was primarily on rooftops, whereas there is an additional 20,000&nbsp;m<sup>2</sup> for solar canopies over parking lots.<ref>Krishnan, R., et al. [https://www.academia.edu/33535233/Technical_Solar_Photovoltaic_Potential_of_Scaled_Parking_Lot_Canopies_A_Case_Study_of_Walmart_U.S.A Technical Solar Photovoltaic Potential of Scaled Parking Lot Canopies- A Case Study of Walmart U.S.A.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171030055646/http://www.academia.edu/33535233/Technical_Solar_Photovoltaic_Potential_of_Scaled_Parking_Lot_Canopies_A_Case_Study_of_Walmart_U.S.A |date=October 30, 2017 }} ''RISUS – Journal on Innovation and Sustainability'' '''8'''(2) – 2017.</ref>
[[File:Grundy, Virginia Walmart Supercenter.jpg|thumb|Walmart Supercenter in [[Grundy, Virginia]] (Store #3303). This store was built as part of a $200&nbsp;million revitalization project.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Unique new $200 Million Taxpayer Funded Wal-Mart Opens in Grundy, Va.|url=http://www.sullivan-county.com/identity/grundy2.htm|access-date=November 5, 2020|website=sullivan-county.com|archive-date=December 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201224203020/http://www.sullivan-county.com/identity/grundy2.htm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Telegraph|first=CHARLES BOOTHE Bluefield Daily|title=$200M relocation project that moved a mountain to save Grundy pays off|url=https://www.bdtonline.com/news/200m-relocation-project-that-moved-a-mountain-to-save-grundy-pays-off/article_8d92ed9c-ee48-11e5-9336-3769bae935de.html|access-date=November 5, 2020|website=Bluefield Daily Telegraph|date=March 20, 2016|archive-date=December 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201224203941/https://www.bdtonline.com/news/200m-relocation-project-that-moved-a-mountain-to-save-grundy-pays-off/article_8d92ed9c-ee48-11e5-9336-3769bae935de.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The store was built on top of a two-story parking garage, the only one of its kind in the United States.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mcintosh|first=Chris|title=Unique new Wal-Mart Supercenter opens in Grundy, Va.|url=https://heraldcourier.com/news/unique-new-wal-mart-supercenter-opens-in-grundy-va/article_151ce46f-f298-59d0-9d23-640d5b0ef9f9.html|access-date=November 5, 2020|website=HeraldCourier.com|date=September 14, 2011|archive-date=December 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201224203439/https://heraldcourier.com/news/unique-new-wal-mart-supercenter-opens-in-grundy-va/article_151ce46f-f298-59d0-9d23-640d5b0ef9f9.html|url-status=live}}</ref>]]
On January 15, 2016, Walmart announced it would close 269 stores in 2016, affecting 16,000 workers.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://money.cnn.com/2016/01/15/news/companies/walmart-store-closings/index.html |title = Walmart will close 269 stores this year, affecting 16,000 workers |publisher = CNN |date = January 16, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160118041646/http://money.cnn.com/2016/01/15/news/companies/walmart-store-closings/index.html |archive-date = January 18, 2016}}</ref> Of the stores earmarked for closure, 154 were in the U.S., 95% of which were located, on average, 10 miles from another Walmart store. The 269 stores represented less than 1&nbsp;percent of global square footage and revenue for the company. The 102 locations of Neighborhood Markets that were formerly or originally planned to be Walmart Express, which had been in a pilot program since 2011 and converted in to Neighborhood Markets in 2014, were included in the closures. Walmart planned to focus on "strengthening Supercenters, optimizing Neighborhood Markets, growing the e-commerce business and expanding pickup services for customers". In fiscal 2017, the company plans to open between 50 and 60 Supercenters, 85 to 95 Neighborhood Markets, 7 to 10 Sam's Clubs, and 200 to 240 international locations.<ref name=":0">{{cite news |last1=Gustafson |first1=Krystina |last2=Reagan |first2=Courtney |date=January 15, 2016 |title=Wal-Mart to close 269 stores as it retools fleet |publisher=[[CNBC]] |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2016/01/15/wal-mart-to-close-269-stores-as-it-retools-fleet.html |access-date=February 3, 2019 |archive-date=December 24, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201224195211/https://www.cnbc.com/2016/01/15/wal-mart-to-close-269-stores-as-it-retools-fleet.html |url-status=live }}</ref> At the end of fiscal 2017, Walmart opened 38 Supercenters and relocated, expanded or converted 21 discount stores into Supercenters, for a total of 59 Supercenters, and opened 69 Neighborhood Markets, 8 Sam's Clubs, and 173 international locations, and relocated, expanded or converted 4 locations for a total of 177 international locations. On August 8, 2016, Walmart announced a deal to acquire e-commerce website Jet.com for US$3.3&nbsp;billion.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2016/08/08/walmart-acquires-jetcom-for-3-billion/88386988/ |title = Why Walmart is spending $3B for online seller Jet.com |work = [[USA Today]] |first = Hadley |last = Malcolm |date = August 8, 2016 |access-date = October 6, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161010053719/http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2016/08/08/walmart-acquires-jetcom-for-3-billion/88386988/ |archive-date = October 10, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url = http://www.recode.net/2016/8/7/12395114/walmart-jet-acquisition-3-billion-price |title = Walmart is buying Jet.com for $3 billion |last = Rey |first = Jason Del |date = August 8, 2016 |website = Recode |access-date = August 8, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160808221507/http://www.recode.net/2016/8/7/12395114/walmart-jet-acquisition-3-billion-price |archive-date = August 8, 2016}}</ref> Jet.com co-founder and [[Chief executive officer|CEO]] [[Marc Lore]] stayed on to run Jet.com in addition to Walmart's existing U.S. e-commerce operation. The acquisition was structured as a payout of $3&nbsp;billion in cash, and an additional $300&nbsp;million in Walmart stock vested over time as part of an incentive bonus plan for Jet.com executives.<ref name="Walmart-Inc-Aug-2016-8-K">{{cite web |url=http://pdf.secdatabase.com/1267/0000104169-16-000113.pdf |title=Walmart Inc, Form 8-K, Current Report, Filing Date Aug 8, 2016 |publisher=secdatabase.com |access-date=April 23, 2018 |archive-date=September 25, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200925032710/http://pdf.secdatabase.com/1267/0000104169-16-000113.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> On October 19, 2016, Walmart announced it would partner with IBM and Tsinghua University to track the pork supply chain in China using blockchain.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.yahoo.com/tech/walmart-and-ibm-will-use-blockchain-to-track-pork-from-china-142530691.html |title = Walmart to team with IBM (IBM) and Tsinghua University to track the pork supply chain in China using blockchain |last = Roberts |first = Daniel |date = October 19, 2016 |access-date = October 20, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161021073245/https://www.yahoo.com/tech/walmart-and-ibm-will-use-blockchain-to-track-pork-from-china-142530691.html |archive-date = October 21, 2016}}</ref> The use of blockchain to automate the tracking of the supply chain promises the potential for Walmart to save money and thus increase profits.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Hasan |first1=Mohammad Raihanul |last2=Shiming |first2=Deng |last3=Islam |first3=Mollah Aminul |last4=Hossain |first4=Muhammed Zakir |date=June 1, 2020 |title=Operational efficiency effects of blockchain technology implementation in firms: Evidence from China |url=https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/RIBS-05-2019-0069/full/html |journal=Review of International Business and Strategy |language=en |volume=30 |issue=2 |pages=163–181 |doi=10.1108/RIBS-05-2019-0069 |s2cid=216520739 |issn=2059-6014 |access-date=November 18, 2022 |archive-date=November 18, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221118234623/https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/RIBS-05-2019-0069/full/html |url-status=live }}</ref>

On February 15, 2017, Walmart announced the acquisition of Moosejaw, a leading online active outdoor retailer, for approximately $51&nbsp;million. The acquisition closed on February 13, 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Walmart Announces the Acquisition of Moosejaw, a Leading Online Outdoor Retailer|url=http://news.walmart.com/_news_/2017/02/15/walmart-announces-the-acquisition-of-moosejaw-a-leading-online-outdoor-retailer|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170319022322/http://news.walmart.com/_news_/2017/02/15/walmart-announces-the-acquisition-of-moosejaw-a-leading-online-outdoor-retailer|archive-date=March 19, 2017|access-date=March 12, 2017}}</ref> On June 16, 2017, Walmart agreed to acquire the men's apparel company [[Bonobos (apparel)|Bonobos]] for $310&nbsp;million in an effort to expand its fashion holdings.<ref>{{cite news |url = https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/06/16/business/walmart-bonobos-merger.html |title = Walmart to Buy Bonobos, Men's Wear Company, for $310 Million |newspaper = The New York Times |date = June 16, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170617084010/https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/06/16/business/walmart-bonobos-merger.html |archive-date = June 17, 2017}}</ref> On September 29, 2017, Walmart acquired Parcel, a same-day and last-mile delivery company in [[Brooklyn]].<ref>{{Cite web |url = https://blog.walmart.com/business/20171003/who-is-parcel-what-this-delivery-company-means-to-walmart |title = Who is Parcel? What This Delivery Company Means to Walmart |website = blog.walmart.com |date = October 3, 2017 |access-date = November 6, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171107055646/https://blog.walmart.com/business/20171003/who-is-parcel-what-this-delivery-company-means-to-walmart |archive-date = November 7, 2017}}</ref> In 2018, Walmart started crowdsourcing delivery services to customers using drivers' private vehicles, under the brand "Spark".<ref name="Spark delivery">{{cite news |title=Walmart to launch delivery service for other businesses |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/walmart-launch-delivery-service-businesses-79612856 |date=August 24, 2021 |agency=[[Associated Press]] |author=Anne D'Innocenzio |access-date=August 25, 2021 |archive-date=August 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210825002406/https://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/walmart-launch-delivery-service-businesses-79612856 |url-status=live }}</ref>

On December 6, 2017, Walmart announced that it would change its corporate name to Walmart Inc. from Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. effective February 1, 2018.<ref name="Walmart-Inc-Dec-2017-8-K">{{cite web |url=http://pdf.secdatabase.com/2571/0000104169-17-000084.pdf |title=Walmart Inc, Form 8-K, Current Report, Filing Date Dec 6, 2017 |publisher=secdatabase.com |access-date=April 23, 2018 |archive-date=December 24, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201224195655/http://pdf.secdatabase.com/2571/0000104169-17-000084.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Walmart Inc">{{Cite web |url = https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/wal-marts-new-name-its-not-just-a-store-anymore/ar-BBGjaxa?li=BBnb7Kz |title = Wal-Mart's New Name: It's Not Just a Store Anymore |publisher = MSN |access-date = December 6, 2017 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171207025508/https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/wal-marts-new-name-its-not-just-a-store-anymore/ar-BBGjaxa?li=BBnb7Kz |archive-date = December 7, 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

On January 11, 2018, Walmart announced that 63 Sam's Club locations would be closing. Some of the stores had already liquidated, without notifying employees; some employees learned by a company-wide email delivered January 11. Walmart said that ten of the stores will become e-commerce distribution centers and employees can reapply to work at those locations. ''[[Business Insider]]'' magazine calculated that over 11,000 workers would be affected.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.cleveland19.com/story/37245316/sams-club-stores-close-around-the-country | title=Sam's Club stores close around the country | work=Cleveland 19 News | date=January 11, 2018 | access-date=May 17, 2019 | archive-date=January 12, 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180112042811/http://www.cleveland19.com/story/37245316/sams-club-stores-close-around-the-country | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Walmart is abruptly closing 63 Sam's Club stores and laying off thousands of workers|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/walmart-suddenly-closes-sams-club-stores-2018-1/|author=Peterson, Hayley|date=January 11, 2018|website=[[Business Insider]]|access-date=May 17, 2019|archive-date=April 3, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403012624/https://www.businessinsider.com/walmart-suddenly-closes-sams-club-stores-2018-1|url-status=live}}</ref> On the same day, Walmart announced that as a result of [[Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017|the new tax law]], it would be raising Walmart starting wages, distributing bonuses, expanding its leave policies and contributing toward the cost of employees' adoptions. [[Doug McMillon]], Walmart's CEO, said, "We are early in the stages of assessing the opportunities tax reform creates for us to invest in our customers and associates and to further strengthen our business, all of which should benefit our shareholders."<ref>{{cite web|title=Walmart is giving its workers a pay raise and a cash bonus of up to $1,000|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/walmart-raises-employee-wages-11-2018-1|author=Peterson, Hayley|date=January 11, 2018|website=[[Business Insider]]|access-date=May 17, 2019|archive-date=May 17, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190517234906/https://www.businessinsider.com/walmart-raises-employee-wages-11-2018-1|url-status=live}}</ref>

It was reported that Walmart is now looking at entering the subscription-video space, hoping to compete with Netflix and Amazon. They have enlisted the help of former [[Epix]] CEO, Mark Greenberg, to help develop a low-cost subscription video-streaming service.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://variety.com/2018/digital/news/walmart-mark-greenberg-streaming-video-subscription-netflix-amazon-1202881274/|title=Walmart Enlists Mark Greenberg, Former Epix CEO, to Develop Netflix Competitor|magazine=Variety|last=Spangler|first=Todd|date=July 28, 2018|access-date=January 18, 2019|archive-date=December 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201224201443/https://variety.com/2018/digital/news/walmart-mark-greenberg-streaming-video-subscription-netflix-amazon-1202881274/|url-status=live}}</ref>

On February 26, 2019, Walmart announced that it had acquired Tel Aviv-based product review start-up Aspectiva for an undisclosed sum.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.jpost.com/Jpost-Tech/In-first-Israeli-acquisition-Walmart-purchases-start-up-Aspectiva-581803|title=In first Israeli acquisition, Walmart purchases start-up Aspectiva – Hi-tech news – Jerusalem Post|newspaper=The Jerusalem Post &#124; Jpost.com|access-date=February 26, 2019|archive-date=August 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804171217/https://www.jpost.com/jpost-tech/in-first-israeli-acquisition-walmart-purchases-start-up-aspectiva-581803|url-status=live}}</ref>

In May 2019, Walmart announced the launch of free one-day shipping on more than 220,000 items with minimum purchase amount of $35.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/14/business/walmart-one-day-shipping-amazon-prime/index.html|title=Walmart is rolling out next-day delivery. Look out, Amazon.com|first=Nathaniel|last=Meyersohn|work=CNN|date=May 14, 2019|access-date=June 6, 2019|archive-date=October 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201022123754/https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/14/business/walmart-one-day-shipping-amazon-prime/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

In September 2019, Walmart made the announcement that it would cease the sale of all e-cigarettes due to "regulatory complexity and uncertainty" over the products. Earlier in 2019, Walmart stopped selling fruit-flavored e-cigarette and had raised the minimum age to 21 for the purchase of products containing tobacco.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Robertson |first1=Adi |title=Walmart says it will stop selling e-cigarettes |url=https://www.theverge.com/2019/9/20/20876076/walmart-sams-club-e-cigarette-sales-stop-regulation-uncertainty-lung-illness |website=The Verge |date=September 20, 2019 |access-date=September 26, 2019 |archive-date=June 17, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200617184155/https://www.theverge.com/2019/9/20/20876076/walmart-sams-club-e-cigarette-sales-stop-regulation-uncertainty-lung-illness |url-status=live }}</ref> That same month, Walmart opened its first Health Center, a "medical mall" where customers can purchase primary care services. Prices without insurance were listed, for instance, at $30 for an annual physical and $45 for a counseling session.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Times Staff |title=12 Innovations That Will Change Health Care and Medicine in the 2020s |url=https://time.com/5710295/top-health-innovations/ |magazine=Time |access-date=October 29, 2019 |archive-date=December 24, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201224203833/https://time.com/5710295/top-health-innovations/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Continuing with its health care initiative, they opened a {{Convert|2600|sqft|m2}} health and wellness clinic prototype in Springdale, Arkansas just to expand services.<ref>{{cite web|last=Petro|first=Greg|title=Walmart And Amazon Lead The Retail Pack By Leveraging Healthcare|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/gregpetro/2020/06/25/walmart-and-amazon-lead-the-retail-pack-by-leveraging-healthcare/|date=June 25, 2020|access-date=June 27, 2020|work=Forbes|archive-date=November 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116071755/https://www.forbes.com/sites/gregpetro/2020/06/25/walmart-and-amazon-lead-the-retail-pack-by-leveraging-healthcare/|url-status=live}}</ref>

{{As of|2019|10}}, Walmart stopped selling all live fish and aquatic plants.<ref>{{cite web |title=Walmart Discontinuing Sale of Pet Fish |url=http://www.petbusiness.com/Walmart-Discontinuing-Sale-of-Pet-Fish/ |website=Pet Business Magazine |date=July 2, 2019 |access-date=July 2, 2019 |archive-date=July 5, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190705062611/http://www.petbusiness.com/Walmart-Discontinuing-Sale-of-Pet-Fish/ |url-status=live }}</ref>