{"id":47920,"date":"2018-11-12T12:14:26","date_gmt":"2018-11-12T17:14:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.portada-online.com\/?p=47920"},"modified":"2018-11-12T12:14:26","modified_gmt":"2018-11-12T17:14:26","slug":"walmart-bets-on-convenience-and-technology-to-grow-in-latin-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.portada-online.com\/more-features\/walmart-bets-on-convenience-and-technology-to-grow-in-latin-america\/","title":{"rendered":"Walmart Bets on Convenience and Technology to Grow in Latin America"},"content":{"rendered":"
What:\u00a0<\/strong>We spoke to Jenifer Bice, Senior Director, International Communications and Pedro Mucciolo, Director, International Corporate Affairs at Walmart, in order to find out more about Walmart’s initiatives to compete in the E-commerce space at a global level, but more specifically in Latin America. How can an international giant retailer that \u201chas it all\u201d at a global level hit closer to home amongst its local consumers?<\/p>\n The greatest innovations often come from the simplest of questions. Our fast-paced lifestyles have left us with a fundamental issue: we often don\u2019t have as much time in our hands as we wish we had, and with the time we have, we still have to manage our lives and keep our fridges stocked, our homes fresh and our bodies clean. How many times haven\u2019t we wished the shopping could do itself? Or had to make time to undertake the time-consuming journey of commuting, roaming, choosing, paying and repeat again next week? We spoke to Jenifer Bice, Senior Director, International Communications and Pedro Mucciolo, Director, International Corporate Affairs at Walmart<\/strong>, in order to find out more about Walmart’s initiatives to compete in the E-commerce space at a global level, but more specifically in Latin America.<\/p>\n
\nWhy it matters:<\/strong> As E-commerce keeps gaining ground, stores with a long tradition of brick-and-mortar retail must come up with ways of staying relevant. For Walmart, the key is making consumers’ lives easier and as convenient as possible.<\/p>\nBring Technology Literally Closer to Home<\/h2>\n