Walmart partners with OpenAI in U.S., putting stock back in buy zone

U.S. retail giant Walmart announced a strategic partnership with OpenAI to integrate ChatGPT conversational shopping and personalised offers across its online and in-store experience. The move has sparked analyst upgrades and re-entry of Walmart shares into long-term “buy zone” classifications. Investors see the alliance as a concrete pivot into AI-driven retail infrastructure rather than mere hype. The deal also positions Walmart to leverage data and cloud-compute scale, and adds competitive pressure on e-commerce rivals to accelerate their AI roadmaps.