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Walmart Divests Of Shoes.com, Bare Necessities Brands As Part Of Digital Streamlining

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Walmart is selling two of its online brands in a continuing goal to concentrate on its website. 27) that the Arkansas-based retail giant is scrapping Shoes.com and Bare Necessities, the intimate apparel brand. Also last year, Walmart shuttered its Jet.com eCommerce website and phased out the brand.

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Will Vroom’s Plan To Bring AI To Auto Sales Mark The Death Of Dealerships?

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“Buy a car entirely online, and have it safely delivered, contact-free.” So goes the pitch at online car-buying platform Vroom , which is turning to artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) to further accelerate the transformation of the used car business. Marketing Cars Online.

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The Millennial-Driven Evolution Of Jet.com

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Walmart is energizing its Jet.com engines to power the online eCommerce site that it acquired two years ago. To get more millennials on board, the Bentonville, Arkansas-based retailer is rolling out offerings designed to attract younger, well-to-do consumes in urban areas. Private Labels and Brand Resellers.

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Walmart Launching 2-Hour Delivery In China Through JD.com

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Walmart has had an online presence in China since 2011 after buying part of the Yihaodian supermarket business. JD.com now controls the Yihaodian brand, website and app, while Walmart continues to handle Yihaodian’s direct sales business and sells on Yihaodian’s online marketplace.

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Walmart Plans More Convenience Stores

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The 2,900-square-foot, brand-new location features eight fuel pumps and a store with grab-and-go deli items, pizza by the slice, roller dogs, other hot foods, a wall of cold beverages and a walk-in beer cooler, she added. The Plano fuel station is similar to stores recently opened in Crowley, Texas and Rogers, Arkansas.

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Walmart Is Due For An Identity Check

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The chain, born in Arkansas, has long served as a cultural, economic and even political signifier — telling others that one shopped at Walmart, or disliked its corporate policies, opened up a host of assumptions and judgements. But for shoppers from a certain generation and income level, it is fun to remember how far the brand has come.

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Priceline Group Gets A New Name

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As Priceline Group focuses in on its hotel and home rental business, the online travel company announced it had changed its name on Wednesday (Feb. Booking Holdings CEO Glenn Fogel said the new name will highlight Priceline’s biggest brand — booking.com — which boasts more than 1.5 It acquired Bookings B.V. billion in cash.

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