Walmart’s competition with Amazon has just reached new levels, with the former looking to cut into a bigger piece of the millennial pie. Millennials aren’t exactly Walmart’s demographic, as its scant number of stores in urban areas attest. But the company’s acquisition of Jet.com might change all that. The website is set to launch Uniquely […]
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One economic sector’s implosion is another sector’s lucky break. Physical store closures are disproportionately occurring in the apparel category, pushing more consumers to online clothing shopping. Seizing the opportunity for more online sales, Walmart has already made several apparel ecommerce acquisitions in 2017. The strategy behind these purchases is to better compete with an ever-expanding
Amazon and Walmart are two of the most searched e-commerce marketplaces for household products in the United States. Searches on these types of sites will only escalate with voice search and may give brands a competitive advantage using non-branded search terms when they understand how consumers search for products on individual sites. Beginning in September,
Google and Walmart have announced a partnership to bring Walmart voice shopping to the Google Assistant and Google Home. Free delivery will also be available through Google Express, which is changing its pricing structure. Though not discussed in either company’s blog post, the move is likely a response to Amazon voice shopping via Alexa devices.
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Absurdly Driven looks at the world of business with a skeptical eye and a firmly rooted tongue in cheek. Some ideas smack of genius. Others, you just want to smack. You must decide which is more accurate when I tell you about an idea that has just emerged from the bowels of Walmart’s cranium. (Can
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Amazon announced plans to take over Whole Foods in a move many speculate is intended to boost the company’s food delivery business, but there may be a problem: High prices. Comparing a basket of about 45 items across multiple grocery chains, a recent study by the research firm Gordon Haskett found that prices for Amazon’s
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Recently, 500 companies — mostly small businesses and startups — went to Walmart (NYSE:WMT) company headquarters in Bentonville, Arkansas, to pitch their products to company buyers. If they’re selected, they’ll get to sell their products at Walmart stores and on the retailers website. It could mean huge growth for those small companies. But there are
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When the news first broke that Wal-Mart had purchased Hoboken, N.J., based Jet.com (an online retailer) a lot of the focus was on two separate but equally important areas. First, the price tag of $3.3 billion, consisting of $3 billion upfront, and $300 million to be paid later, signified the seriousness with which the management
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Walmart is spending heavily to enhance its ecommerce capabilities. This includes acquiring innovative ecommerce retailers and investing in technology infrastructure. Walmart’s “Pickup Discount,” shown above, rewards customers who buy online and pick up at a local Walmart store. After an ecommerce power-up that included acquiring a string of online retailers, including Jet.com, Walmart took a
