Walmart has the edge in delivery speed for daily essentials, while Amazon has the larger selection. Both giants are borrowing ideas from one another.

Amazon allegedly coerced major vendors into convincing rival retailers like Walmart, Target and Home Depot to raise prices

In addition to the Joliet facility, Walmart has opened next-gen fulfillment centers in McCordsville, Ind.; Greencastle, Pa.; and Lancaster, Texas. A fifth center is scheduled to open this year in Stockton, Calif.

Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN | AMZN Price Prediction) and Walmart (NYSE:WMT) reported earnings revealing two companies of nearly identical scale but radically different profit architectures. Amazon closed fiscal 2025 with annual revenue of $716.

"The company is price fixing, colluding with vendors and other retailers to raise costs for Americans beyond what the market requires," California Attorney General Rob Bonta said in a statement. "Amazon is illegally working to rake ⁠in the profits by making sure consumers have nowhere else to turn to for lower prices."

Amazon.com worked behind the scenes with merchants such as Levi ‌Strauss to prod online rivals such as Home Depot , Walmart and Chewy to raise prices for consumers so it would not be undercut, California's attorney general said on Monday.

Walmart Inc. WMT is ramping up efforts to close the gap with Amazon.com Inc. AMZN by speeding up deliveries, expanding its marketplace, and leaning on strong consumer demand trends. Walmart Steps Up Competition With Amazon Walmart is testing a new approach that uses store back rooms to hold products from third-party sellers,

Small towns are fueling India’s e‑commerce surge, with Amazon and Flipkart chasing new shoppers, faster delivery and rising aspirational demand.