Kate Leinbaugh

And she says this year, Amazon could take Walmart's crown. A crown Walmart's held for more than three decades. The nation's number one retailer by revenue. And is Walmart putting up a fight to keep its crown?

And she says this year, Amazon could take Walmart's crown. A crown Walmart's held for more than three decades. The nation's number one retailer by revenue. And is Walmart putting up a fight to keep its crown?

It's bragging rights, exactly. Corporate America, I mean, being number one kind of matters.

It's bragging rights, exactly. Corporate America, I mean, being number one kind of matters.

It's bragging rights, exactly. Corporate America, I mean, being number one kind of matters.

Welcome to The Journal, our show about money, business, and power. I'm Kate Leinbaugh. It's Tuesday, March 18th. Coming up on the show, will Walmart lose its crown as the king of retail? When you started 10 years ago covering Walmart, what were you told you'd be covering?

Welcome to The Journal, our show about money, business, and power. I'm Kate Leinbaugh. It's Tuesday, March 18th. Coming up on the show, will Walmart lose its crown as the king of retail? When you started 10 years ago covering Walmart, what were you told you'd be covering?

Welcome to The Journal, our show about money, business, and power. I'm Kate Leinbaugh. It's Tuesday, March 18th. Coming up on the show, will Walmart lose its crown as the king of retail? When you started 10 years ago covering Walmart, what were you told you'd be covering?

The slow decline of the king of retail, of Walmart.

The slow decline of the king of retail, of Walmart.

The slow decline of the king of retail, of Walmart.

It all began in 1962 in Rogers, Arkansas, with Walmart founder Sam Walton. His mission was to have the lowest prices anytime, anywhere. Walmart's super inflation buster sale blasted through the inflation barrier with big discount savings on hundreds of everyday items. By 1990, Walmart was the largest retailer in the U.S. It had boxed out smaller stores and redefined how Americans shopped.

It all began in 1962 in Rogers, Arkansas, with Walmart founder Sam Walton. His mission was to have the lowest prices anytime, anywhere. Walmart's super inflation buster sale blasted through the inflation barrier with big discount savings on hundreds of everyday items. By 1990, Walmart was the largest retailer in the U.S. It had boxed out smaller stores and redefined how Americans shopped.

It all began in 1962 in Rogers, Arkansas, with Walmart founder Sam Walton. His mission was to have the lowest prices anytime, anywhere. Walmart's super inflation buster sale blasted through the inflation barrier with big discount savings on hundreds of everyday items. By 1990, Walmart was the largest retailer in the U.S. It had boxed out smaller stores and redefined how Americans shopped.

But then, the internet happened, and Walmart got a new upstart competitor which would change American shopping habits. Amazon. Founder Jeff Bezos envisioned a place where customers could, quote, come to find and discover anything and everything they might want to buy online.

But then, the internet happened, and Walmart got a new upstart competitor which would change American shopping habits. Amazon. Founder Jeff Bezos envisioned a place where customers could, quote, come to find and discover anything and everything they might want to buy online.

But then, the internet happened, and Walmart got a new upstart competitor which would change American shopping habits. Amazon. Founder Jeff Bezos envisioned a place where customers could, quote, come to find and discover anything and everything they might want to buy online.

Through the 2000s, Amazon built out a network of fulfillment centers, offered two-day shipping with Amazon Prime, and expanded its offerings by allowing third-party sellers on its platform. The growing Amazon was a threat to Walmart. And in 2014, when Walmart named a new CEO, Doug McMillan, it was one of the many things on his plate. What was his mission?

Through the 2000s, Amazon built out a network of fulfillment centers, offered two-day shipping with Amazon Prime, and expanded its offerings by allowing third-party sellers on its platform. The growing Amazon was a threat to Walmart. And in 2014, when Walmart named a new CEO, Doug McMillan, it was one of the many things on his plate. What was his mission?

Through the 2000s, Amazon built out a network of fulfillment centers, offered two-day shipping with Amazon Prime, and expanded its offerings by allowing third-party sellers on its platform. The growing Amazon was a threat to Walmart. And in 2014, when Walmart named a new CEO, Doug McMillan, it was one of the many things on his plate. What was his mission?