Amazon vs Walmart Marketplace and how the pandemic helped them become rivals
The rapid growth of Walmart Marketplace has some merchants worrying that it risks damaging its reputation as a haven for quality sellers, as is already the case with Amazon, for some
14 April 2021 - 14:07
Chicago — Between 2009 and 2014, Walmart Marketplace’s business, in which outside merchants hawk everything from baby blankets to power tools, counted no more than six sellers, and was described by one expert as “in limbo”.
But what was treated as an afterthought for years has emerged as an important leg in the world’s biggest retailer’s long-term strategy to take on Amazon, which it is battling for advertising and e-commerce dollars...
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