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Mitchell Parton

Mitchell is a business journalist with experience covering retail, real estate and finance. At Modern Retail, he focuses on big-box retailers, grocers and retail media. He previously worked for Dallas Business Journal, The Dallas Morning News, San Antonio Business Journal and Cincinnati Business Courier.

Mitchell Parton

Mitchell is a business journalist with experience covering retail, real estate and finance. At Modern Retail, he focuses on big-box retailers, grocers and retail media. He previously worked for Dallas Business Journal, The Dallas Morning News, San Antonio Business Journal and Cincinnati Business Courier.

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Walmart says AI users build 35% bigger baskets than others

Walmart customers who use the company's Sparky AI-powered shopping assistant have an order value that's about 35% higher than those who don't, newly appointed Walmart CEO John Furner said in the company's fourth-quarter earnings call Thursday morning.

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