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Nov 13, 2023 • 8min
Walmart’s Mean Girls ad aimed at gaining Walmart+ subscribers
Grace Sharkey - Stockout Community Host - FreightWaves - Lansing, MI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfX-brlBH18
Walmart Black Friday
Opened up Wed Nov 8, three hours early to Walmart+ subscribers
Walmart+
$98 per year or $12.95 per month
Around 12-20 million users based on various reports
About 17% of US household penetration
Prime is at 170 million
is their Amazon Prime
Made up 4% of the company’s “Other” income in the previous quarter
Is their marketing focus as of last year
Over the Summer, food stamp holders get it for half the rate
Over 41 million ppl in US in 2022
Perks
Free shipping online, free grocery delivery on $35, fuel discounts, free Paramount+
Whats the point: All the data can be used for Walmart Connect
Walmart Ads
Walmart Connect
Revenue up 36% year over year in Q2
Advertisers were up 60% in Q2 vs Q1
See a 30% return on digital ads
Ties to revenue for e-commerce up 24% year over year in Q2
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Nov 13, 2023 • 5min
Carrier Update - Capacity tightens in the Pacific Northwest
Donny Gilbert - Director of Customer Solutions - FreightWaves
Tony Mulvey - Senior Analyst - FreightWaves
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Nov 13, 2023 • 9min
Independent Contractor law debate gets set for a showdown
John Kingston - Editor-At-Large - FreightWaves - Carle Place, NY
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/lawyers-will-square-off-on-california-truckings-latest-ab5-exemption-request
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Nov 13, 2023 • 5min
Carrier Update - Reefer freight volumes increase during November
Donny Gilbert - Director of Customer Solutions - FreightWaves
Tony Mulvey - Senior Analyst - FreightWaves
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Nov 13, 2023 • 9min
Top Story - Volvo buys Proterra battery assets for $210M
Alan Adler - Midwest Bureau Chief - FreightWaves - Albuquerque, NM
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/volvo-group-wins-bid-for-bankrupt-proterra-battery-assets
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Nov 3, 2023 • 4min
Carrier Update - Lanes of the Day
Donny Gilbert - Director of Customer Solutions - FreightWaves
Tony Mulvey - Senior Analyst - FreightWaves
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Nov 3, 2023 • 11min
Round Table - Should the freight industry be concerned about what is going on in Washington, DC right now?
Loren Smith - President - Skyline Policy Risk Group - Manassas, VA
James Lucier - Founding Partner - Capital Alpha Partners - Washington, DC
Bill Priestley - Producer - FreightWaves NOW
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Nov 3, 2023 • 10min
Cummins reports good third quarter results, expects strong growth in natural gas engines
Alan Adler - Midwest Bureau Chief - FreightWaves - Nunica, MI
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Nov 3, 2023 • 5min
Carrier Update - Diesel fuel prices continue to decline, but wholesale price have increased
Donny Gilbert - Director of Customer Solutions - FreightWaves
Tony Mulvey - Senior Analyst - FreightWaves
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Nov 3, 2023 • 8min
Why routing systems can be a major help to the cold chain industry
Mary O’Connell - Running on Ice Community - FreightWaves - St. Louis, MO
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