Tires go omnichannel: Walmart integrates marketplace with auto care centers
by PPC Land
PPC Land— Walmart this week announced the expansion of its automotive offerings, allowing shoppers to purchase specialty tires online from third-party Marketplace sellers and have them installed at local Walmart Auto Care Centers.
CNBC—Walmart to shutter health centers, virtual care service in latest failed push into health care. Walmart said clinics are not a sustainable business model due to a challenging reimbursement environment for primary care and increasing operating costs.
Business Insider—Walmart closing 51 health centers, and shutting down virtual care. Walmart says it will shut down the 51 health clinics it has at retail stores across five states, as well as its virtual care operation as the business has become "unsustainable.""The challenging reimbursement environment and escalating operating costs create a lack of profitability," the company said Tuesday.The announcement did not provide a specific date for the closures, but sources told the Dallas Morning News and CNBC they would happen over the next 45 to 90 days.Walmart opened its first...
NPR—Walmart says it will close its 51 health centers and virtual care service. The Arkansas-based company said that after managing the clinics it launched in 2019 and expanding its telehealth program, it concluded "there is not a sustainable business model for us to continue."