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Walmart stock surged as a new CEO takes the helm and on news of a trade deal with India, a key supplier.

Walmart has reached a $1 trillion market valuation, a first for the big-box retailer.

The company’s shares hit a high on Tuesday morning trade as the stock continues to soar on the news of a new CEO and lo…

1 percent from the market open in midday trading.

Walmart, which has 11,000 stores in 19 countries, joins a slate of nine corporate giants in the so-called trillion doll…

Amazon is the only other retailer that has broken the barrier and is now valued at $2.

Trade deal bump On Monday, United States President Donald Trump announced a trade deal with India that would slash tari…

On Tuesday, in an interview with CNBC, US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said that the White House is still ironin…

“We have an announcement of an India deal, but still no timeline about when it comes into effect and whether the second…

While there are limited details on the specifics of the deal, markets are responding to tariffs likely to come down.

“Markets are, of course, forward-looking.

I think this sort of reinforces a view in the marketplace that incremental tariffs will be less this year,” Ziemba said.

The big box retailer jumped from 2 percent of its global exports coming from India in 2018 to 25 percent in 2023, accor…

Walmart hopes to source $10bn in goods from India by next year.

At the time, the company also decreased its percentage of goods from China to 60 percent from 80 percent.

Walmart did not respond to Al Jazeera’s request for .

The Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO), a lobby for exporters, said the cut in US tariffs will significan…

According to data from ImportYeti, a platform that tracks import contracts for major companies, Walmart’s biggest impor…

“Those are the products facing the highest tariffs, while consumer electronics and other categories have largely been s…

If the India–US deal becomes a reality, it would put tariffs on Indian goods entering the US at roughly the same level …

You also highlight the importance of the Indian market,” Ziemba added.

While the trade deal is in focus, Walmart has also invested significantly in India domestically, as well, and holds an …

C-suite changes The surge also comes concurrently with a shake-up in the C-suite.

On Monday, John Furner took over as Walmart’s chief executive, succeeding longtime CEO Doug McMillion who announced his…

Furner, who started at the company in a job stocking shelves, has climbed up the ladder.

Most recently, he served as the CEO of Walmart US, where he focused on key initiatives driving growth, including curbsi…

Prior to that, he served as the CEO of Sam’s Club, Walmart’s wholesale chain.

Furner’s appointment comes as the company grows as an e-commerce giant and intends to double down in AI tech, healthcar…

“As AI rapidly reshapes retail, we are centralizing our platforms to accelerate shared capabilities, freeing up our ope…

“Walmart is masterful at brick-and-mortar retail and remains highly competitive with Amazon.

I love that because it shows consumerism is still alive and well.

Five years ago, the narrative was the fall of the mall and the decline of retail.

This confirms the opposite.

Walmart also has a clear strategy for retaining consumers and managing the customer experience,” Brett Rose, CEO and fo…

The tech-centric focus comes as e-commerce has grown for the company, which reported a 28 percent jump in e-commerce sa…

Walmart is slated to release its next earnings report on February 19.

“What you need to look at is that Walmart has successfully become a marketplace, not as big as Amazon, but big enough t…