The big takeaway: Walmart is wise to be focusing on expanding the reach of its advertising business. As the largest retailer in the US, it has unparalleled insights into how US consumers shop. One need look no further than Amazon, which generated more than $31 billion last year, to see the value of that type of massive data trove.
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