How Walmart aims to battle Lidl
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Walmart CEO Doug McMillon tells The Wall Street Journal that the retailer has been laying the groundwork to compete, working to hone store-brand product selection, lower some prices and get the basics right, like speeding up checkout lines.
Wal-Mart stores need to be as convenient as possible to compete with discount retailers, said Mr. McMillon. To that end, the company is testing a system that lets shoppers scan products with a smartphone while shopping to bypass registers. It is also starting to add express lines at the pharmacy and money-order counters. “We still have some more to address,” he said. “But we are on a path to doing so.”
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