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Re:Confirmed: Walmart buys Jet.com for $3B in cash by __derek__ on Monday August 08, 2016 @01:23PM (#12249357)
Walmart.com has much higher sales than Jet. It already is huge online, even if it's not Amazon huge. If anything, this is about pruning competition and buying potentially useful IP.
Re:Confirmed: Walmart buys Jet.com for $3B in cash by mandeepj on Monday August 08, 2016 @03:09PM (#12250135)
>even if it's not Amazon huge

are your serious?

Walmart's revenue was $482.1[0] billion in 2015 and amazon's was $107b[1]

[0] - https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&e...

[1] - https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&e...

edit - sorry, i missed the .com part

Re:Confirmed: Walmart buys Jet.com for $3B in cash by chockablock on Monday August 08, 2016 @03:22PM (#12250238)
Parent referred to walmart.COM. Walmart online sales only $13B/yr, per http://fortune.com/2016/05/20/the-silver-lining-in-walmarts-...
Re:Confirmed: Walmart buys Jet.com for $3B in cash by __derek__ on Monday August 08, 2016 @05:35PM (#12251040)
Even though I meant Wal-Mart e-commerce, this is a good reminder that the company remains huge despite concerns about its online sales.
Re:Confirmed: Walmart buys Jet.com for $3B in cash by rogerdpack on Monday August 08, 2016 @10:09PM (#12252114)
Honest question: do any readers here really order from walmart.com ? I am surprised they sell much at all, based on how much I personally have ordered from them (never).
Re:Confirmed: Walmart buys Jet.com for $3B in cash by gtk40 on Tuesday August 09, 2016 @10:03AM (#12254526)
I do. I price compare on larger purchases and have found Walmart.com cheaper occasionally. I've even done stuff from Sears, which has a multi-vendor marketplace as well. Both tend to have an addition 5-10% with Discover Deals as well, which I can't normally get with Amazon.
Re:Confirmed: Walmart buys Jet.com for $3B in cash by gsg21 on Tuesday August 09, 2016 @11:08AM (#12255031)
I've ordered a few times in the last couple months. They were cheaper than anywhere else (by a few bucks) and I did the store pick-up option to avoid shipping costs. In my experience, it's pretty quick shipping and the products are good quality
Re:Confirmed: Walmart buys Jet.com for $3B in cash by rogerdpack on Tuesday August 09, 2016 @12:48PM (#12255903)
Thanks for the response.