Google and Walmart team up to take on Amazon

AFP, SAN FRANCISCO:  Walmart, the world’s biggest retailer, and Google, the internet’s predominant search engine, are teaming up in an attempt to challenge Amazon’s growing dominance in online shopping.

The deal will make the retailer’s products available on Google Express, and follows Amazon’s announcement that it plans to acquire supermarket chain Whole Foods.

“Starting in late September, we’ll be working with Google to offer hundreds of thousands of items for voice shopping via Google Assistant—the largest number of items currently offered by a retailer through the platform,” Marc Lore, Walmart’s head of e-commerce, said in a blog post late Tuesday.

Walmart will integrate Google Express, which already lets people purchase products from a large range of brands, such as Costco and the pharmacy Walgreen’s, into its own platform.

“If you’re an existing Walmart customer, you can choose to link your Walmart account to Google and receive personalized shopping results based on your online and in-store Walmart purchases,” Google said in a statement.

Walmart’s third-quarter results, released this month, once again highlighted its persistent lag behind Amazon, even if the numbers were better than expected.

Walmart US, the biggest division at Wal-Mart Stores, posted a 1.8 percent rise in comparable sales in the second quarter from the year earlier, with revenues rising 2.1 percent to $123.4 billion.

Google and Walmart team up to take on Amazon

AFP, SAN FRANCISCO: Walmart, the worlds biggest retailer, and Google, the internets predominant search engine, are teaming up in an attempt to challenge Amazons growing dominance in online shopping. The deal will make the retailers products available on Google Express, and follows Amazons announcement that it plans to acquire supermarket chain Whole Foods. Starting in late September, well be working with Google to offer hundreds of thousands of items for voice shopping via Google Assistantthe largest number of items currently offered by a retailer through the platform, Marc Lore, Walmarts head of e-commerce, said in a blog post late Tuesday. Walmart will integrate Google Express, which already lets people purchase products from a large range of brands, such as Costco and the pharmacy Walgreens, into its own platform. If youre an existing Walmart customer, you can choose to link your Walmart account to Google and receive personalized shopping results based on your online and in-store Walmart purchases, Google said in a statement. Walmarts third-quarter results, released this month, once again highlighted its persistent lag behind Amazon, even if the numbers were better than expected. Walmart US, the biggest division at Wal-Mart Stores, posted a 1.8 percent rise in comparable sales in the second quarter from the year earlier, with revenues rising 2.1 percent to $123.4 billion.