The U.S. groceries market just got hotter. Last year, when Wal-Mart Stores Inc acquired its peer Jet.com for $3 billion it created the world’s biggest brick-and-mortar retailer, eclipsing arch rival Amazon. Last Friday, Amazon.com Inc countered the move with its… Read More ›
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Wal-Mart set to launch its first investments arm – Store No. 8
In order to better compete with arch rival Amazon.com, Wal-Mart is hoping to profit from the benefits of its investment arm, which will focus on tech startups, so as to better compete in its e-commerce push. The world’s largest brick… Read More ›
Any of Wal-Mart’s offering can now be bought online or at its brick-and-mortar-store
This strategic move will help minimise redundancies in its purchasing strategy, streamline it operations, and help it capitalise on its expertise of being able to provide offerings in its product basket for the lowest possible price. In what is likely… Read More ›