Walmart’s ChatGPT Checkout Debut Sparks Stock Surge to Record Highs – Is $1 Trillion Cap Within Reach?
AI Shopping Integration Fuels Stock Rally Walmart’s stock jumped on Oct. 14 as investors cheered its tie-up with OpenAI’s ChatGPT. Per Reuters, the deal lets customers shop directly within ChatGPT (using an “Instant Checkout” feature), and the news drove WMT shares up 5% to $107.21 by the close reuters.com. Market data show that rally lifted Walmart to an all-time high (Intraday ~$107–107.92) investing.com. Analysts say this move signals a major shift toward AI-driven retail: UBS’s Michael Lasser noted the ChatGPT integration provides “incrementality and differentiation vs. the rest of retail” markets.financialcontent.com. Even OpenAI’s Sam Altman praised the partnership as “one