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But in paying more than three billion dollars making this the largest e-commerce acquisition ever Walmart must want more than that.
That something was buying Jet.com, an unprofitable, year-old start-up, for about $3 billion, the biggest e-commerce acquisition ever in the United States.
This is partly what fueled the largest e-commerce acquisition ever, Chewy.com, a site for pet products.
In 2017, the company continued its e-commerce acquisition drive (it famously bought Jet.com for $3 billion in 2016), buying, among other brands, men's clothing seller Bonobos.
Myntra was acquired by Flipkart within a few months, in a deal touted to be India's biggest e-commerce acquisition.
Neither Walmart nor any of its recent e-commerce acquisitions is unionized.
These e-commerce acquisitions allow Walmart to compete with Amazon in critical categories like shoes and apparel.
Should Walmart demonstrate considerable organic revenue growth from its e-commerce acquisitions, then I might conclude that it could digest Wayfair and boost its performance.
We've already seen a handful of e-commerce acquisitions, including RetailMeNot's $630 million deal and IAC's purchase of Angie's List for $500 million.
Unilever earlier this year acquired Dollar Shave Club in another massive $1 billion deal, one of a number of large e-commerce acquisitions in recent months.
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