Traditional Retail
February 27, 2026
12:00 pm
2026 Walmart Outlook Webinar
Join CRC on Friday, February 27 at 12:00 pm ET for our 2026 Walmart Outlook Webinar.
During this 60-minute session, we will review highlights from Walmart’s 2025 operating results, share key takeaways from our 150+ supplier benchmark survey and provide updated forecasts / predictions for the year ahead.
Additional topics we will cover:
- Walmart performance & predictions vs. peers
- An analysis of supplier investment plans for the year ahead
- Predictions for Walmart’s annual Supplier Growth Forum
- Key themes from our conversations impacting the Walmart account
The goal for the webinar is to unpack the latest insights on Walmart, identify important focus areas for your team and preview top initiatives for 2026 and beyond.
Upon registration, you’ll gain access to the slide deck and audio replay sent after the call. We will also have Q&A at the end of prepared remarks and encourage folks to submit questions as we go.
About the Presenter
Ben Metzger
Executive Director, Traditional Retail
Cleveland Research Company
Ben is the Executive Director of Cleveland Research Company’s Traditional Retail Council, leading our food and broadline retail forecast discussion. He is focused on gathering insights, identifying inflections and providing actionable conclusions for suppliers across the mass, club, grocery, and dollar channels.
Ben holds two Bachelor’s Degrees in Finance and Economics and graduated Summa Cum Laude from Miami University.
Aubrey Jones
Research Associate
Cleveland Research Company
Aubrey is a Research Associate at Cleveland Research, covering the grocery, mass, club, and dollar channels, as well as trends on Wamart.com and Target.com. She has focused on gathering insights on the retail channel for Cleveland Research’s Traditional Research Council since joining the company in 2022. Aubrey holds two Bachelor’s Degrees in International Studies and Economics from Miami University.