by Ryan Kim and Venky Harinarayan
In 15 countries under 55 names, Walmart generates over $1 billion dollars in revenue a day. They address a sizeable chunk of this planet's purchasing population. As consumers become more connected through their mobile devices and integrate the web into their shopping patterns, the opportunity to better their brick-and-mortar shopping experience is manifest: payments, comparisons, peer recommendations, etc. In this chat, we talk with Venky Harinarayan about the areas in which he plans to innovate and the impact the new experiences will have on the way consumers shop.