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Walmart is selling the digital version of Pikmin 4 for Nintendo Switch at $39.88, more than $20 below its usual price. The discount comes as the puzzle-strategy game, which adds a dog companion and darker story elements to the series' formula, prepares for a $10 Nintendo Switch 2 update.
A contributor to Entrepreneur, founder of the self-improvement app RiseGuide, argues that execution rather than originality determines product success. The piece cites Webvan's 1999 collapse despite raising over a billion dollars, and Sam Walton's admittedly copied Walmart concept, as evidence that strong delivery and distribution beat novel ideas. RiseGuide, which the author says has surpassed one million downloads and serves over 400,000 monthly users, is presented as a case built on execution rather than a unique concept.
Walmart has discounted the Asus ROG Strix G16 (2025) gaming laptop by $600, bringing it down from $1,999 to $1,399. The 16-inch laptop features an AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX processor, Nvidia RTX 5060 GPU with 8GB VRAM, 16GB DDR5 RAM, a 1TB Gen 4 SSD, and a 165Hz FHD+ display.
Kroger announced it will eliminate 3,000 corporate positions over the next three years as part of a push to adopt artificial intelligence and other technology. CEO Greg Foran told employees in a memo that the company needs to reduce duplicative work and reassess where tasks are best performed. The cuts follow Kroger's announcement last month of an AI strategy aimed at improving customer experience and business outcomes.
Walmart is selling the CyberPowerPC Gamer Supreme, built with an AMD Ryzen 9 9950X, Nvidia RTX 5070 Ti, 64GB of DDR5 RAM, and a 4TB SSD, for $2,739.99, down from $4,179.99. That amounts to a $1,440 reduction, roughly 34% off the listed price.
Walmart is selling the Gigabyte Gaming A16 Pro laptop for $1,449, featuring a 16-inch 2560x1600 IPS display, Intel's Core 7 240H processor, a mobile RTX 5070 Ti GPU with 12GB VRAM, 32GB of DDR5 RAM, and a 1TB SSD. The machine also includes HDMI 2.1, USB-C with DisplayPort, Wi-Fi 6E, and Bluetooth 5.2.
Walmart is selling the 15-inch HyperX Omen gaming laptop with an Intel Core Ultra 7 255H processor, RTX 5060 GPU, 16GB RAM and 1TB SSD for $1,149, a $750 reduction from its original price. The laptop features a 1920x1200 display with up to 165Hz refresh rate, DLSS 4.5 support, Wi-Fi 7, and runs Windows 11.
Walmart has spent billions automating its warehouses but is struggling with tasks as simple as removing items from boxes, according to the Wall Street Journal. After testing multiple robotics vendors, Walmart deployed small wheeled robots in over a dozen warehouses, but these machines cannot handle heavier items like bags of dog food and frequently break down. WSJ sources say the engineers needed to maintain the robots cost more than the unskilled warehouse workers they were meant to replace.
Founderland, a curated 'founder festival' created by Sean Kelly, Shannon Kelly and Josh Wand, drew over 1,000 founders, investors and retail representatives to Calamigos Ranch in Malibu this year. Attendees included staff from Walmart, Target and Whole Foods, with activities spanning startup pitch stages, panels, and a dedicated 'Retail Den' for buyer meetings. Organizers deliberately keep the event smaller than industry trade shows like Expo West or Shoptalk.
Multiple TikTok creators are endorsing inexpensive knockoff AI glasses sold on TikTok Shop and other marketplaces, claiming they lack the recording indicator present on Meta’s official glasses. These imitation devices are priced between $40 and $100, significantly cheaper than Meta’s several-hundred-dollar product. Influencers highlight the absence of the blinking recording light as a key selling point, suggesting it offers more discretion for users.
Walmart's in-house onn brand is selling microSD Express cards compatible with the Nintendo Switch 2 at $49.50 for 256GB and $84.77 for 512GB, the lowest prices currently available for this storage type. Both cards offer read speeds up to 800 MB/s and write speeds up to 600 MB/s, and carry a one-year limited warranty.
Amazon's second Prime Big Deal Days event is in its last stretch, running until 3AM ET on October 8th. The Verge reports roughly 100 active deals on gadgets from Apple, Sony, Google and others, many of which are price-matched at Best Buy, Walmart and Target rather than exclusive to Amazon Prime members.