Doug McMillon has been running Walmart since 2014. He&rsquo;s credited with pushing the company into the digital age and successfully steering it through the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, he&rsquo;s turning his attention to the company's next chapter and new challenges ahead. On today&rsquo;s Big Take podcast, Bloomberg reporters Jaewon Kang and Devin Leonard travel to Bentonville, Arkansas, to interview McMillon about navigating a second Trump presidency, appealing to higher-end shoppers and the company&rsquo;s ambition to go after Amazon&rsquo;s e-commerce crown. Read more:&nbsp; <ul> <li><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2025-02-23/walmart-aims-to-rival-amazon-with-birkin-dupes-gucci-bags-in-rebrand?srnd=undefined">Walmart Wants to Be Something for Everyone in a Divided America</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-11-12/walmart-s-physical-and-digital-businesses-are-in-a-culture-clash">Inside Walmart&rsquo;s Corporate Culture Clash Over E-Commerce</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2015-walmart-union-surveillance/">How Walmart Keeps an Eye on Its Massive Workforce</a></li> </ul>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

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