Walmart CEO Points to New Company Culture, Cuts Profit Forecast

Walmart CEO Points to New Company Culture, Cuts Profit Forecast
Clothes are displayed during the opening of a new Walmart Store in San Salvador, El Salvador, Aug. 21, 2018. Reuters/Jose Cabezas
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Walmart Inc.’s chief executive officer on Oct. 16 urged investors to revise their view of the company’s business, touting its tech investments to grow online sales at a time that Walmart is battling Amazon.com for market share.

Walmart, based in Bentonville, Arkansas, also lowered its earnings forecast for its current fiscal year and said e-commerce growth next year would be slower than in the current year ending in January.