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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has launched an addition to its online business that has outside retailers selling nearly 1 million new items through Walmart.com, a move that could help the world's largest retailer catch up in the online world. The Walmart Marketplace has products from categories that include home, baby, toys, apparel, sporting goods and sports memorabilia. The company said it picked the retailers — including eBags, CSN… Read More

Retailing powerhouse Wal-Mart seems to be planning to fill the retailing gap left by the bankruptcy and shutdown of Circuit City: according to the Wall Street Journal (subscription required), Wal-Mart is gearing up its consumer and home electronics offerings and preparing to go head-to-head with the likes of Best Buy and Amazon.com. Part of the plans include expanding Wal-Mart electronics departments to showcase flat-screen televisions,… Read More

Microsoft has decided to take on Apple head-to-head in the retail business, announcing that it has hired former Wal-Mart executive David Porter to spearhead a new retail storefront effort. Porter comes to Microsoft from DreamWorks Animation, but before that spent 25 years at Wal-Mart, where he was eventually VP and general manager of entertainment—and helped Wal-Mart into one of the biggest music and movie retailers on the planet.… Read More

Remember back in 2005 when mega-retailer Wal-Mart abruptly left the DVD rental business and signed a deal with then-nascent Netflix to handle DVD rentals on its behalf? Turns out not everyone considers the deal to be water under the bridge. A new series of lawsuits are emerging, targeting both Wal-Mart and Netflix, alleging that the two companies negotiated Wal-Mart's exit from the DVD rental business in a way that led to both… Read More

Mega-retailer Wal-Mart has confirmed the rumors: as of Sunday, December 28, the company will be selling Apple's iPhone 3G…although the retailer hasn't been able to finagle a substantially discounted price on the handsets. Wal-Mart plans to offer the black 8 GB edition of the iPhone 3G for $197 and the 16 GB edition (in black or white) for $297, with each price representing a mere $2 discount over retail prices from… Read More

Industry reports have discount megastore Wal-Mart lined up to become the second major brick-and-mortar retailer to offer the Apple iPhone 3G…and while wild rumor and speculation have had Wal-Mart angling for a special 4 GB edition of the iPhone it could offer for as low as $99, more credible sources have Wal-Mart putting the standard 8 GB edition on sale for $197—just $2 cheaper than everywhere else. Reports also differ on… Read More

The Federal Communications Commission has handed out more than $6 million in fines (PDF) to retailers and two television suppliers for violating rules about labeling and importing televisions that won't work after the United States' digital television transition on February 17, 2009. The retailers were cited for failing to properly label analog-only TVs, while the suppliers were cited for importing analog-only TV after an FCC… Read More

Consumer electronics brand Memorex has rolled out two new entries in its digital photo frame line, and what they lack in tech-savvy specifications and capabilities, they may make up for in price, distribution (Memorex is distributing them through K-Mart), and a special appeal to snap them up as Mothers' Day gifts—perhaps pre-loaded with family photos! "Digital picture frames are becoming so popular in the home and as gift… Read More

Giant retailer Wal-Mart has ended its experiment with offering inexpensive Linux-based PCs, saying they just aren't what consumers wanted. Wal-Mart had begun offering the $!99 gPC, made by Taiwan's Everex, inn bout 600 stores late last year. The company says it sold out the gPC inventory that it moved into its stores, but elected not to restock the systems. Wal-Mart will continue to offer the gPC online, noting that they were… Read More

Mega-retailer Wal-Mart may be putting one of the final nails in the coffin of Toshiba's HD DVD high-definition disc format by announcing it will exclusively support the Blu-ray disc format and compatible hardware. Wal-Mart will phase HD DVD discs and products out of its stores by June 2008. “We've listened to our customers, who are showing a clear preference toward Blu-ray products and movies with their purchases,”… Read More

Mega-retailer Wal-Mart has folded another of its online media sales effort, this time shuttering its one year-old online video download service with no warning to customers. A message on the site says the service shut down on December 21. Via e-mail, a Wal-Mart spokesperson told Reuters the company was shuttering the service because Hewlett-Packard had discontinued the technology driving the service, and Hewlett-Packard has said it has… Read More

Mega-retailer Wal-Mart hasn't been a major player in the music download market—heck, aside from iTunes, there aren't major players in the music download market right now. Nonetheless, the company is looking to make its presence felt by following its tried-and-true methodologY: offer lots of products, and undercut the competition. Today, Wal-Mart announced it is offering music from Universal and EMI in 256Kbps, DRM-free MP3… Read More

Mega-retailer Wal-Mart has announced a deal with Dell Computer which will have Wal-Mart offering Dell desktop computer systems for sales in its U.S., Canadian, and Puerto Rican retail outlets this June. Details on the computer models haven't been released uet, but they will be made by Dell exclusively for Wal-Mart, and go on sale June 10 in about 3,000 North American Wa-Mart and Sam's Club locations. One model offered in the… Read More

Mega-retailer Wal-Mart has officially thrown its hefty retailing power into the video download business, launching a test version of its video downloading service. Unlike many Wal-Mart offerings, the pricing on Wal-Mart's service isn't significantly lower than other (legal) options out there, but Wal-Mart does have one thing going for it that no one else can boast (especially Apple's iTunes service): it has all six major… Read More

Mega-retailer Wal-Mart has shut down “The Hub,” the online site launched in July 2006 to capitalize on the Internet's social networking craze amongst teens and other desired demographics. As of today, visitors are greeted with a message saying “Sorry, but the School Your Way promotion has ended.” The site had never exactly been a hit. Hoping to offer an alternative to sites like MySpace, Wal-Mart's hub… Read More