Wal-Mart opens doors to new online store.
Published:
3 January 2000 y., Monday
Wal-Mart launched a new online store, marking its boldest foray into e-commerce and posing a greater threat to Internet giants such as Amazon.com. Wal-Mart_s new e-commerce site shows 24 categories, including appliances, a garden shop, pets, toys and travel.
Wal-Mart_s site also includes a personalization service dubbed "My Wal-Mart" that promises quicker checkout and keeps track of a customer_s purchase history. The online store also includes features such as an automated gift and toy finder to help in buying items.
The travel site lets users book flights, hotel rooms and rental cars. A "photo center" lets customers post photos online to share them with frends.
The site--launched on New Year_s day, as expected—is another sign of the move toward the Web by brick-and-mortar retailing giants. Many traditional retailers have stumbled on the Internet, however; Wal-Mart_s own site had been expected sooner.
The retailer promises a "private and secure" shopping experience. It adds, however, that "Wal-Mart.com may disclose aggregated user statistics (for example, 45% of our users are female) to others, but none of these statistics will contain personally identifiable information."
At the same time, Wal-Mart remains strongly committed to shopping the old-fashioned way. The front door of its Web site lets users type in their zip code to learn about the nearest Wal-Mart in their neighborhood.
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