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Walmart Discussion Master Thread
« on: February 15, 2017, 06:45:40 PM »
Just found this out about Walmart-

Walmart has (utilizing Jet's algorithm) started crawling Amazon's prices and matching.

They also require 3rd party resellers to match or beat amazon's price, otherwise the listing gets 'unpublished' or removed.
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Re: Walmart Discussion Master Thread
« Reply #1 on: February 15, 2017, 06:48:40 PM »
Just found this out about Walmart-

Walmart has (utilizing Jet's algorithm) started crawling Amazon's prices and matching.

They also require 3rd party resellers to match or beat amazon's price, otherwise the listing gets 'unpublished' or removed.
Where's this quoted from?

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Re: Walmart Discussion Master Thread
« Reply #2 on: February 15, 2017, 06:51:35 PM »
Just found this out about Walmart-

Walmart has (utilizing Jet's algorithm) started crawling Amazon's prices and matching.

They also require 3rd party resellers to match or beat amazon's price, otherwise the listing gets 'unpublished' or removed.
Great for the market!
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Re: Walmart Discussion Master Thread
« Reply #3 on: February 15, 2017, 06:53:10 PM »
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Re: Walmart Discussion Master Thread
« Reply #5 on: February 15, 2017, 07:02:23 PM »
Just found this out about Walmart-

Walmart has (utilizing Jet's algorithm) started crawling Amazon's prices and matching.

They also require 3rd party resellers to match or beat amazon's price, otherwise the listing gets 'unpublished' or removed.
I just browsed the link you provided but it seems you only have to match the price if YOU are the seller on the other marketplace. Otherwise you just can't be significantly higher.
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Re: Walmart Discussion Master Thread
« Reply #6 on: February 15, 2017, 07:06:58 PM »
I just browsed the link you provided but it seems you only have to match the price if YOU are the seller on the other marketplace. Otherwise you just can't be significantly higher.

They won't unpublish if the comparison item is a few cents cheaper- but a few dollars will cause the listing to be unpublished.
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Re: Walmart Discussion Master Thread
« Reply #7 on: February 15, 2017, 07:15:19 PM »
So do you think this is good or bad for Walmart? I think they are facing an existential threat. Does this help them hold on? I don't see where the value add comes from.. all else the same I'd buy from amazon, especially if im a prime member. They need to do something to entice prime members to shop with them. Either win on price or win some other way, because they cant win on convenience.
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Re: Walmart Discussion Master Thread
« Reply #8 on: February 15, 2017, 07:19:53 PM »
So do you think this is good or bad for Walmart? I think they are facing an existential threat. Does this help them hold on? I don't see where the value add comes from.. all else the same I'd buy from amazon, especially if im a prime member. They need to do something to entice prime members to shop with them. Either win on price or win some other way, because they cant win on convenience.

Personally I think it's healthy for Amazon to have some competition.

Current research appropriates 51% of every $1 spent online in the US to AMZ- those are insane statistics!

ETA: 2015 research -not so current. By now the number has probably grown.

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Re: Walmart Discussion Master Thread
« Reply #9 on: May 02, 2021, 12:49:12 AM »
Does anyone know if walmart will be opening again 24hrs?

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Re: Walmart Discussion Master Thread
« Reply #10 on: May 11, 2021, 11:56:45 PM »
Anyone else having trouble ordering from walmart today? When I choose an address it says
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Re: Walmart Discussion Master Thread
« Reply #11 on: May 12, 2021, 12:51:34 AM »
Anyone else having trouble ordering from walmart today? When I choose an address it says Since this morning. Cleared cookies and cache and it didn't help.
no i ordered no problem
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Re: Walmart Discussion Master Thread
« Reply #12 on: May 12, 2021, 01:01:46 AM »
Just found this out about Walmart-

Walmart has (utilizing Jet's algorithm) started crawling Amazon's prices and matching.

They also require 3rd party resellers to match or beat amazon's price, otherwise the listing gets 'unpublished' or removed.
Incorrect.
The price crawling has been going on for years.
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Re: Walmart Discussion Master Thread
« Reply #13 on: May 12, 2021, 10:56:47 AM »
Incorrect.
The price crawling has been going on for years.
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Re: Walmart Discussion Master Thread
« Reply #14 on: May 12, 2021, 12:08:49 PM »
Incorrect.
The price crawling has been going on for years.
Well the OP was from 2017, so you guys are saying the same thing.
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