Jon Allen

Selling products into retail chains like Walmart has its challenges. Still, two former aerospace and defense industry executives rolled up their sleeves and hung a shingle in downtown Rogers to do just that.

Syndicating your Amazon content to Walmart or another retailer may sound like the most straightforward and easiest approach. But if you are not optimizing your product pages for Walmart's unique platform, your items will be difficult for shoppers to find.

Walmart is the largest omnichannel retailer, with more than 90 percent of the US population living within 10 miles of a store and Walmart.com receiving 275 million-plus visits per month. Whether you're looking for groceries, clothes, or a new TV, you can make a purchase wherever and whenever you want. So it's no surprise that many brands have turned to Walmart.com as their go-to e-commerce solution.

While there are benefits and challenges to selling on Walmart.com, having a dedicated… Show more

Walmart is the largest omnichannel retailer, with more than 90 percent of the US population living within 10 miles of a store and Walmart.com receiving 275 million-plus visits per month. Whether you're looking for groceries, clothes, or a new TV, you can make a purchase wherever and whenever you want. So it's no surprise that many brands have turned to Walmart.com as their go-to e-commerce solution.

While there are benefits and challenges to selling on Walmart.com, having a dedicated managed services team handle your day-to-day e-commerce operations can be a game-changer for your business. Show less

Walmart is on a mission to become an omnichannel powerhouse focused on providing a seamless experience whether the customer is shopping on their mobile device, a traditional PC or in a brick-and-mortar store. To do so they've been building out their online shopping experience, investing heavily in technology, and converting store space into fulfillment centers to get products to their customers faster and with less expense. Here are five ways Walmart is taking over omnichannel retailing:

When Walmart announced the Walmart Marketplace in August 2009 to select retailers to offer additional products online that were not available in stores, few people could have imagined the impact it would have today. As a Walmart e-commerce solution populated by products from over 70,000 Marketplace Sellers, Walmart brings millions of brands, products, and selections to its customers. It provides third-party sellers a means to list their products on Walmart.com, similar to what they can do on… Show more

When Walmart announced the Walmart Marketplace in August 2009 to select retailers to offer additional products online that were not available in stores, few people could have imagined the impact it would have today. As a Walmart e-commerce solution populated by products from over 70,000 Marketplace Sellers, Walmart brings millions of brands, products, and selections to its customers. It provides third-party sellers a means to list their products on Walmart.com, similar to what they can do on eBay or Amazon. Show less

Retail as an industry has always been one of change, and that rate of change has only been accelerated with the increasing importance of e-commerce in the retail industry. If history teaches us anything it is that those who are prepared to adapt and actively engage the changing retail ecosystem will thrive, while those who ignore change or attempt to cling to old ways of doing things will struggle. For retailers in the Walmart ecosystem, a significant change is coming as part of what Walmart… Show more

Retail as an industry has always been one of change, and that rate of change has only been accelerated with the increasing importance of e-commerce in the retail industry. If history teaches us anything it is that those who are prepared to adapt and actively engage the changing retail ecosystem will thrive, while those who ignore change or attempt to cling to old ways of doing things will struggle. For retailers in the Walmart ecosystem, a significant change is coming as part of what Walmart internally refers to as “Project Glass”. Show less

Product detail pages (PDPs) support a customer’s journey from discovery to conversion and repeat purchases. To be successful, PDP content must differentiate a product from the competition.

Construction crews in Richardson just broke ground on a sprawling new office complex for one of the world's biggest military defense companies, Raytheon Company.

About 20 pieces of heavy construction vehicles are ready to start digging at the empty dirt lot near the Bush Turnpike and Wyndham Lane. The vacant field will be turned into a nearly 500,000 square foot office park in less than 18 months.

The Raytheon Company will move 1700 employees into the three-building facility… Show more

Construction crews in Richardson just broke ground on a sprawling new office complex for one of the world's biggest military defense companies, Raytheon Company.

About 20 pieces of heavy construction vehicles are ready to start digging at the empty dirt lot near the Bush Turnpike and Wyndham Lane. The vacant field will be turned into a nearly 500,000 square foot office park in less than 18 months.

The Raytheon Company will move 1700 employees into the three-building facility, which is part of Richardson’s CityLine development project.

Raytheon is an American defense contractor and global security technology firm. They are heavily involved in missile technology and military electronics.

The construction project will be finished in the winter of 2015.

"This will be a great opportunity for Raytheon to upgrade its facilities, it will allow them to attract and retain the best employees possible," said Toby Grove, President of KDC Construction.

"It's going to be a great job-generator and tax-generator for the city of Richardson," he said.

Raytheon has about 8,000 employees in North Texas. Their space-and-airborne-systems (SAS) division last year relocated its headquarters from Southern California to nearby McKinney, Texas. Show less

Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems engineers teamed up with Los Angeles Kings goalie Ben Scrivens and defenseman Alec Martinez to help 70 Boys & Girls Clubs of the Los Angeles Harbor middle school students understand the science behind hockey, puck velocity and other lessons.

On the day a $5,000 donation by Raytheon was made to the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Los Angeles Harbor, defenseman Alec Martinez and goaltender Ben Scrivens discussed the impacts mathematics and science have had on their in-game performance and game preparation in front of an gathering of nearly 100 middle school students.

Robots helped load holiday toys for the U.S. Marine Corps' Toys for Tots drive at Raytheon's offices in El Segundo, California on Dec. 18, 2013. The robots were built by high school students who compete in the FIRST Robotics program.

The smack of wood striking wood reverberated throughout the sixth grade halls of Dowell Middle School on Friday, Oct. 25 as students operated miniature wooden catapults called “statapults” to explore physics and engineering alongside volunteers from Raytheon.

The air buzzes in the main hallway of the Prestwyck Community model home as dozens crowd inside the two-story house. Children squeeze past their parents’ legs to chase one another up and down the stairs and each room swells with mingling people.

Brandon Byers stands toward the back of the hallway, welcoming new guests with a handshake as they brush past the gauntlet of people, his wife Megan and their two children near his side. A voice rises above the commotion to direct everyone to the… Show more

The air buzzes in the main hallway of the Prestwyck Community model home as dozens crowd inside the two-story house. Children squeeze past their parents’ legs to chase one another up and down the stairs and each room swells with mingling people.

Brandon Byers stands toward the back of the hallway, welcoming new guests with a handshake as they brush past the gauntlet of people, his wife Megan and their two children near his side. A voice rises above the commotion to direct everyone to the empty lot next door. Show less

Having published an urgent operational need for a close air support weapon to defeat high-speed moving targets with minimal collateral damage, the U.S. Air Force has expressed interest in re-establishing production of Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) laser-guided Maverick.

The laser-guided AGM-65E Maverick missile is an air-to-ground weapon that can meet the service's needs in the near-term.

Raytheon Company's (NYSE: RTN) Miniature Air Launched Decoy (MALD) demonstrated successful powered flight performance when launched from an Air Force F-16 aircraft.

The flight test took place at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., under a development contract managed by the 728th Armament Systems Group.

Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has delivered its first Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) Block II -- a new variant offering significantly lower unit costs and an additional payload option.

"This delivery is the culmination of an effort that began three years ago to significantly reduce the cost of this weapon," said John O'Brien, Raytheon's JSOW Block II program director. "This achievement represents many long hours and hard work by the entire JSOW team, including the U.S. government and our… Show more

Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has delivered its first Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) Block II -- a new variant offering significantly lower unit costs and an additional payload option.

"This delivery is the culmination of an effort that began three years ago to significantly reduce the cost of this weapon," said John O'Brien, Raytheon's JSOW Block II program director. "This achievement represents many long hours and hard work by the entire JSOW team, including the U.S. government and our suppliers." Show less

Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has received a $93.7 million Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) contract to develop the Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) AGM-154C1 (formerly JSOW Block III). The new JSOW variant -- scheduled to be produced in 2009 -- will provide U.S. Navy warfighters with a capability against moving maritime targets.