Walmart

== Online commerce acquisitions and plans ==

Launched in 2009, Walmart's Marketplace stayed dormant until 2016 when Walmart purchased [[e-commerce]] company [[Jet.com]], founded in 2014 by [[Marc Lore]], to start competing with Amazon.com.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.marketplacepulse.com/articles/ten-years-of-walmart-marketplace|title=Ten Years of Walmart Marketplace|website=Marketplace Pulse|date=September 5, 2019|access-date=November 2, 2023|archive-date=November 2, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231102183234/https://www.marketplacepulse.com/articles/ten-years-of-walmart-marketplace|url-status=live}}</ref> Jet.com has acquired its own share of online retailers such as [[Hayneedle]] in March 2016, Shoebuy.com in December 2016, and [[ModCloth]] in March 2017. Walmart also acquired Parcel, a delivery service in New York, on September 29, 2017.<ref name="NYT9162018">{{cite news |first1=Michael |last1=Corkery |title=Walmart Finally Makes It to the Big Apple |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/16/business/walmart-jet-nyc.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180916204518/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/16/business/walmart-jet-nyc.html |archive-date=September 16, 2018 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |access-date=September 17, 2018 |work=The New York Times |date=September 16, 2018}}</ref><ref name="Walmart91718">{{cite web |title=Walmart Announces the Acquisition of Parcel, a Technology-Based, Same-Day and Last-Mile Delivery Company |url=https://corporate.walmart.com/article/walmart-announces-the-acquisition-of-parcel-a-technology-based-same-day-and-last-mile-delivery-company |website=corporate.walmart.com |date=October 3, 2017 |publisher=Walmart |access-date=September 17, 2018 |archive-date=September 21, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200921101548/https://corporate.walmart.com/article/walmart-announces-the-acquisition-of-parcel-a-technology-based-same-day-and-last-mile-delivery-company |url-status=dead }}</ref>

On February 15, 2017, Walmart acquired [[Moosejaw]], an online active outdoor retailer, for approximately $51&nbsp;million. Moosejaw brought with it partnerships with more than 400 brands, including [[Patagonia (clothing)|Patagonia]], [[The North Face]], [[Marmot (company)|Marmot]], and [[Arc'teryx]].<ref>{{cite magazine |url = https://www.forbes.com/sites/lauraheller/2017/02/15/take-that-amazon-walmart-buys-moosejaw-for-51-million/ |title = Take That Amazon: Walmart Buys Moosejaw For $51 Million |last = Heller |first = Laura |access-date = February 22, 2017 |date = February 15, 2017 |magazine = Forbes |url-status=live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170223051021/http://www.forbes.com/sites/lauraheller/2017/02/15/take-that-amazon-walmart-buys-moosejaw-for-51-million/ |archive-date = February 23, 2017}}</ref>

[[Marc Lore]], Walmart's U.S. e-commerce CEO, said that Walmart's existing physical infrastructure of almost 5,000 stores around the U.S. will enhance their digital expansion by doubling as warehouses for e-commerce without increasing overhead.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Nusca|first1=Andrew|title=5 Moves Walmart Is Making to Compete With Amazon and Target|url=http://fortune.com/2017/09/27/5-moves-walmart-is-making-to-compete-with-amazon-and-target/|access-date=December 8, 2017|work=Fortune|date=September 27, 2017|archive-date=December 9, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171209100046/http://fortune.com/2017/09/27/5-moves-walmart-is-making-to-compete-with-amazon-and-target/|url-status=live}}</ref> {{As of|2017|post=,}} Walmart offers in-store pickup for online orders at 1,000 stores with plans to eventually expand the service to all of its stores.<ref>[https://www.wsj.com/articles/wal-mart-takes-aim-at-amazon-1508811540 Wal-Mart Takes Aim at Amazon] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024235435/https://www.wsj.com/articles/wal-mart-takes-aim-at-amazon-1508811540 |date=October 24, 2017 }}, WSJ, published October 23, 2017</ref>

On May 9, 2018, Walmart announced its intent to acquire a 77% controlling stake in the Indian e-commerce website [[Flipkart]] for $16&nbsp;billion<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2018/05/09/walmart-agrees-deal-to-buy-a-majority-stake-in-indias-flipkart.html|title=Walmart agrees to a $16 billion deal to buy a majority stake in India's Flipkart|last=Browne|first=Ryan|date=May 9, 2018|publisher=CNBC|access-date=May 28, 2018|archive-date=November 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109032928/https://www.cnbc.com/2018/05/09/walmart-agrees-deal-to-buy-a-majority-stake-in-indias-flipkart.html|url-status=live}}</ref> (beating bids by Amazon.com), subject to regulatory approval. Following its completion, the website's management will report to Marc Lore.<ref name="Walmart-Inc-May-2018-8-K">{{cite web |url=http://edgar.secdatabase.com/859/10416918000038/filing-main.htm |title=Walmart Inc, Form 8-K, Current Report, Filing Date May 9, 2018 |publisher=secdatabase.com |access-date=May 10, 2018 |archive-date=December 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201218065827/http://edgar.secdatabase.com/859/10416918000038/filing-main.htm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/business-44050180|title=Walmart wins battle for India's Flipkart|date=May 9, 2018|work=BBC News|access-date=May 9, 2018|archive-date=November 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109023510/https://www.bbc.com/news/business-44050180|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/small-biz/startups/newsbuzz/walmart-acquires-flipkart-for-16-bn-worlds-largest-ecommerce-deal/articleshow/64095145.cms|title=Walmart acquires Flipkart for $16 bn, world's largest ecommerce deal|date=May 9, 2018|work=The Economic Times|access-date=May 9, 2018|archive-date=November 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109020101/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/small-biz/startups/newsbuzz/walmart-acquires-flipkart-for-16-bn-worlds-largest-ecommerce-deal/articleshow/64095145.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> Completion of the deal was announced on August 18, 2018.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/walmart-completes-deal-to-acquire-77-stake-in-flipkart-to-invest-2-billion/articleshow/65454382.cms|title=Walmart completes deal to acquire 77% stake in Flipkart, to invest $2 billion – Times of India|website=[[The Times of India]]|date=August 18, 2018|access-date=August 18, 2018|archive-date=November 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109020318/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/walmart-completes-deal-to-acquire-77-stake-in-flipkart-to-invest-2-billion/articleshow/65454382.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>

The company's partnership with subscription service Kidbox was announced on April 16, 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://social.techcrunch.com/2019/04/16/walmart-partners-with-subscription-based-childrens-clothing-startup-kidbox/|title=Walmart partners with subscription-based children's clothing startup, Kidbox|website=TechCrunch|date=April 16, 2019|access-date=April 22, 2019|archive-date=March 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200330072440/https://guce.techcrunch.com/consent?brandType=nonEU&done=https%3A%2F%2Ftechcrunch.com%2F2019%2F04%2F16%2Fwalmart-partners-with-subscription-based-childrens-clothing-startup-kidbox%2F&gcrumb=divf54g%3D|url-status=dead}}</ref>