Category: Walmart
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Walmart Updates Expected Ship Date Calculations for Seller-Fulfilled Orders (May 2026)
Walmart announced an update to how Expected Ship Dates are calculated for seller-fulfilled orders. If your fulfillment lag time is greater than 0 days, Walmart will no longer use the order cutoff time when calculating the Ship By date. Instead, Walmart will calculate the Expected Ship Date based only on the order date.
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GeekSeller now supports Sam’s Club integration via API
We are introducing a new integration with Sam’s Club, now available through API. This is important because it removes the need for EDI. No setup complexity, no ongoing EDI maintenance costs. The connection is much simpler and faster to manage.
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Walmart+ badge for seller-fulfilled items now requires 2-day delivery
Walmart just made another move to push faster shipping across its marketplace. Now, to qualify for the Walmart+ badge on seller-fulfilled offers, items must be delivered within 2 days or less. When this condition is met, Walmart automatically applies free shipping and the Walmart+ badge to the listing.
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Walmart Introduces Late Shipment Rate performance standard
Walmart is introducing a new performance metric called Late Shipment Rate. Late Shipment Rate is the percentage of your orders that are not confirmed as shipped by the Expected Ship Date.
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We’re Exhibiting at Walmart Seller Summit 2026
We’re happy to share that GeekSeller will be exhibiting at the Walmart Seller Summit 2026. The event will take place September 1–3, 2026, in San Diego, California. It’s Walmart’s main annual event for Marketplace sellers, focused on growth, new features, and connecting with partners and service providers.
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Walmart Launches ChatGPT App for Shopping
Walmart has released its ChatGPT app, making it possible to shop directly within the ChatGPT interface. The app is available in the “Apps” section. The concept is straightforward. It brings conversational shopping into ChatGPT.
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Walmart Marketplace Announces Dates and Location for Let’s Grow! 2026 Seller Summit
Walmart Marketplace has officially announced the dates and location for its annual seller event, Let’s Grow! 2026. The summit will take place September 1 to 3, 2026 in San Diego, California. Registration is free, but space is limited.
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Walmart Marketplace: Offer Customers Free Product Samples to Boost Reviews
Walmart Marketplace just introduced a new option called Recognized Reviewer, inside Review Accelerator that allows sellers to offer free product samples to help generate reviews. This is a meaningful update. Reviews are often the main bottleneck for new or growing listings. Now, instead of waiting passively for feedback, sellers have two structured and compliant programs…
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Walmart New-Seller Savings 2026
If you are considering expanding to Walmart Marketplace, the 2026 New-Seller Savings program makes the opportunity more attractive. New-Seller Savings is a promotional initiative designed to reduce the cost of getting started on Walmart.com. Eligible domestic and international sellers who begin selling after the qualifying date can unlock up to $75,000 in total savings. The…
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Dropshipping on Walmart Marketplace: Is It Allowed? We Analyzed the Agreement and Policies
We get this question a lot: Is dropshipping allowed on Walmart Marketplace? Because this comes up so often, we carefully reviewed the Walmart Marketplace program retailer agreement and related policies to understand what is and is not permitted.









