Recent retail news includes Walmart Connect offering education and certification options for partners, and Target teasing the imminent arrival of its Roundel Media Studio.
The mass merchant tied in to the Aug. 2 theatrical release of "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem" by spotlighting licensed SKUs, including two exclusives.
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.