On Aug 5, Walmart announced its acquisition of Volt Systems, a technology company specializing in omnichannel engagement. 

• Reducing frustration: Volt System’s application provides actionable analytics that enables suppliers to better plan, forecast, and optimize product assortment, ideally resulting in fewer instances of out-of-stock products and frustrated customers.
• Innovation station: The acquisition of Volt Systems is another example of Walmart’s investment in innovative technologies that will help the company better serve its nearly 230 million customers. 

Read more about the acquisition HERE.