Walmart Adds Apple Pay as Ross Outpaces TJX on Q2 Comps

Walmart has started rolling out Apple Pay at select US Walmart and Sam's Club locations, with rollout to all US stores and clubs planned by the end of 2026. Alex Rezvan is joined by Jill Dvorak, Senior Vice President, Content at NRF, for five US retail stories: Home Depot's nationwide Express Delivery; American Eagle's back-to-school push featuring Lamine Yamal; Best Buy's certification of all 29 supply chain facilities as zero waste; and Ross's 10% comparable-store-sales growth versus 4% at TJX overall. The Apple Pay share figure mentioned in the episode was stated on air and has not been independently verified. Sponsored by Sygnls.AI. Newsletter: https://www.theretailpodcast.com/newsletter 00:00:00 Walmart + Intro 00:02:03 Home Depot + American Eagle 00:05:23 Best Buy + Ross