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Walmart is not tech (even though it’s trying to pivot) and it definitely was not when it was consuming regional stuff. None of its edge was from technology. Eq
by kortilla 3y ago
Walmart is not tech (even though it’s trying to pivot) and it definitely was not when it was consuming regional stuff. None of its edge was from technology.
Equating global companies with tech a reduction that dilutes it to meaninglessness. That’s like saying standard oil was a tech company.
- hn_throwaway_99 3y ago> None of its edge was from technology. With all due respect, you have no idea what you are talking about. Walmart famously invested a ton in their logistics management software, which was widely considered to have given them a huge edge over competitors. Here's one recent article I found that gives a good overview of the topic, https://www.elkner.net/static/UoPeople/LogisticsAndPlanning_WalmartsCompetitiveAdvantage.pdf https://www.elkner.net/static/UoPeople/LogisticsAndPlanning_.... One quote from that article (among many good ones): "In 1987 it completed the largest private satellite communication system in the United States at the time, linking all of the company's operating units with two-way voice, data and one-way video communication."