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Inside Walmart’s efforts to grow in the digital age

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iPhone Walmart Scan and Go
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Walmart has found itself struggling in recent years as retailers like Amazon continue to lure customers from brick-and-mortar shopping. However, a new report from Fast Company details how the company is changing with the times with investments into new technologies and fresh talent. From the acquisition of social media firm Kosmix — which lead to the creation of @WalmartLabs, one of the company’s research divisions — to new initiatives in the mobile space, Walmart has drastically changed the way it operates over the last decade. Head to the source to see how two men went from creating Amazon’s Marketplace to spearheading Walmart’s push into the digital age.

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