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Store Nº8 is the incubation arm of Walmart. We incubate companies to develop the leapfrog capabilities that will transform the future of retail.
As a stand-alone entity, with the support of the world's largest retailer, Store Nº8 has a view directly into the heart of America. Our team is uniquely positioned to make a positive impact at a massive, national scale.
Store Nº8 will bring radical innovations to the physical, digital and virtual retail experience, acting as a force driving commerce forward. We incubate and partner with entrepreneurs, early stage startups, VCs and academics to innovate across a wide variety of areas including virtual and augmented reality, machine learning, and artificial intelligence.
Join us as we ignite the change that changes everything.
As a stand-alone entity, with the support of the world's largest retailer, Store Nº8 has a view directly into the heart of America. Our team is uniquely positioned to make a positive impact at a massive, national scale.
Store Nº8 will bring radical innovations to the physical, digital and virtual retail experience, acting as a force driving commerce forward. We incubate and partner with entrepreneurs, early stage startups, VCs and academics to innovate across a wide variety of areas including virtual and augmented reality, machine learning, and artificial intelligence.
Join us as we ignite the change that changes everything.
Overview
Location
United States, New Jersey, Hoboken
Employees
51-200
Investment Type
Venture Capital
Investment Stage
Pre-Seed; Seed; Series A
Mentions in press and media 12
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| Jan 26, 2023 | Hands on with Walmart’s new (but buggy) ‘Text to Shop’ feature | Walmart recently introduced a new way to shop: via text. Last month, the retail giant launched its “Text to Shop” experience which allows mobile consumers across both iOS and Android devices to text Walmart the items they want to purchase f... |
| Nov 15, 2022 | As shoppers flood back into stores, retailers are scrambling to merge e-commerce and in-store experiences | Having an omnichannel strategy is the goal for every major retailer in 2022. YakobchukOlena/ Getty Images Redeem now Retail entered into a new normal in 2022 — one where shoppers returned to stores in droves. Nike, Walmart, and startups lik... |
| Aug 2, 2022 | «Цифровая песочница»: как бизнесу способен помочь собственный инкубатор диджитал-решений | Внедрение цифровых решений — рискованная инициатива, которая может не окупиться или не оправдать ожиданий. В текущей обстановке многие компании сокращают бюджет на инновации и фокусируются на оптимизации уже существующих технологий, иными с... |
| Jan 24, 2022 | Walmart : How Walmart Builds Conversational Shopping To Create Innovative Customer Experiences | Desirée Gosby is the Vice President of Emerging Technologies within Walmart Global Tech. Dominique Essig is the Vice President of Conversational Commerce, a portfolio company within Store No8, the incubation arm of Walmart. Transforming the... |
| Oct 14, 2021 | The Future is Conversational: How Voice and Text are Transforming Shopping | Oct. 14, 2021 By Dominique Essig, VP of Conversational Commerce, Store No8 We're all doing a million things at once. We're driving the kids to school while making a mental grocery list. We're doing laundry and remembering it's our turn to b... |
| Jan 15, 2021 | Marc Lore leaves Walmart a little over four years after selling Jet.com for $3B | Marc Lore, the executive vice president, president and CEO of U.S. e-commerce for Walmart, is stepping down a little over four years after selling his e-commerce company Jet.com to the country’s largest retailer for $3 billion. Lore’s tenur... |
| Jun 7, 2019 | Walmart to launch in-home grocery delivery in three cities, starting this fall | Walmart on Friday announced plans for a new, in-home grocery delivery service that would allow the retailer to deliver items directly to a customer’s fridge or freezer, even when the customer isn’t home. The service, called InHome Delivery,... |
| Apr 25, 2019 | Walmart unveils an AI-powered store of the future, now open to the public | Walmart this morning unveiled a new “store of the future” and test grounds for emerging technologies, including AI-enabled cameras and interactive displays. The store, a working concept called the Intelligent Retail Lab — or “IRL” for short... |
| Feb 14, 2019 | Walmart tech incubator Store No. 8 launches VR startup Spatial& | Walmart’s tech incubator Store N°8 today launched its next startup, a VR merchandising company called Spatial&. The company offers VR experiences that enable customers to connect with merchandise, and is kicking things off by collaborat... |
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FAQ about Store No 8
What has the press written about Store No 8?
Parsers VC has collected 12 articles mentioning Store No 8, among them “Hands on with Walmart’s new (but buggy) ‘Text to Shop’ feature” (Jan 26, 2023) and “As shoppers flood back into stores, retailers are scrambling to merge e-commerce and in-store experiences” (Nov 15, 2022).
Is Store No 8 still active?
Yes, Store No 8 is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Jan 24, 2022.