• Walmart AI Pricing Patents Signal Shift Toward Real-Time Retail Execution

    Walmart’s new patents and digital shelf rollout point to a more tightly integrated model linking demand forecasting, pricing, and store-level execution.Walmart has secured two patents related to automated pricing and demand forecasting, drawing attention to how large retailers are evolving their pricing and execution capabilities.One patent, System and Method for Dynamically Updating Prices on an E-Commerce Platform, covers a system that can dynamically update online prices based on changi
  • Supply Chain and Logistics News March 16th-19th 2026

    This week’s installment of Supply Chain and Logistics news includes stories about record increases in oil prices, Rivian’s autonomous taxis, and much more. Firstly, the Trump administration has issued a 60-day waiver of the Jones Act, a century-old regulation that requires goods moved between US ports to be transported by US-built vessels, etc. Additionally, this week Uber & Rivian announced a partnership for Rivian to build 50,000 autonomous robotaxis by 2031 with over a billion

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