Retail's next wave of leaders: 9 incoming CEOs taking over at Walmart, Target, and more in 2026

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Incoming Walmart CEO John Furner with outgoing CEO Doug McMillon.
Walmart CEO Doug McMillon (R) is handing over the top job to John Furner in the new year.

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Doug McMillon shares his final reading list as Walmart CEO, with topics from AI to basketball to China

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Walmart CEO Doug McMillon delivers a keynote address during CES 2024 at The Venetian Resort Las Vegas.
Walmart CEO Doug McMillon is an avid reader.

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I did my holiday shopping at Walmart and Target. One retailer left me feeling more festive and impressed.

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I didn't see a huge difference in pricing between most items on my list at Walmart and Target, but there's one store I'd rather shop for gifts at.

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Walmart is one of the last major retailers that still doesn't accept Apple Pay. It probably won't anytime soon, either.

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Miami Doral Florida, Walmart Supercenter, self checkout lane close view, customer scanning fresh fruit apple produce.
Contactless payments at Walmart are limited to the company's own apps.

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Amazon plans a new 'rush' pickup service as it doubles down on rapid delivery

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Shoppers line up in front of an Amazon Fresh store
Shoppers line up in front of an Amazon Fresh store

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Walmart just extended its Christmas Eve delivery hours

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Customers walk through holiday shopping displays at a Walmart Supercenter retail store in North Bergen, New Jersey, U.S., November 21, 2025.
Walmart fulfills 2.5X more express delivery orders in December than it does during the rest of the year.

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Walmart's outgoing CEO says the prospect of having a blank calendar for the first time is 'kind of exciting'

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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - JANUARY 09: Walmart Inc. President and CEO Doug McMillon delivers a keynote address during CES 2024 at The Venetian Resort Las Vegas on January 9, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. CES, the world's largest annual consumer technology trade show, runs through January 12 and features about 4,000 exhibitors showing off their latest products and services to more than 130,000 attendees.

Will Amazon and Walmart's push for 30-minute delivery actually pay off? We debate.

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An employee picks orders for customers at an Amazon Fresh grocery store on December 12, 2024 in Federal Way, Washington.
Many companies have tried to offer ultrafast delivery. Can Amazon and Walmart succeed where others have failed?

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The biggest winners of our current economy: Middlemen

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A business man on an American pedestal with money bags and a stock arrow

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Retailers are offering extreme last-minute delivery on Christmas Eve

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Postal workers wearing Santa hats, sort through mail and packages during a media tour hosted by the US Postal Service at the Los Angeles Processing and Distribution Center on November 30, 2023.
The race is on to see who can deliver the cheer like Saint Nick.

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