Recent retail news includes CVS adding self-care SKUs designed with input from the disabled community, and Whole Foods planning to install Amazon technology in stores that lets shoppers pay with a wave of their hand.
Once dormant Zellers is continuing its comeback with plans to open more pop-up shops and permanent store experiences inside Hudson's Bay department stores.
Small businesses can apply to pitch their U.S.-made products at the October event, through the online portal or via Walmart's first local trailer tour.
During his keynote address, Colin Lewis showed how both brands and retailers can navigate their way into a world that benefits both parties, rather than continue their often-adversarial relationships.