Articles about Jet.com

Walmart reportedly developing Amazon Go rival and text message shopping service

Walmart is reportedly working on several new high tech initiatives, as it continues to battle Amazon in both the physical… Read More

Walmart to buy Bonobos for $310M as it continues e-commerce battle with Amazon

Walmart announced Friday it is buying online apparel company Bonobos for $310 million to further beef up its e-commerce operation… Read More

Report: Amazon told employees that Quidsi could turn a profit this year, before pulling plug

Amazon’s abrupt announcement last week that it would be shutting down Diapers.com parent Quidsi smells funny to some of the… Read More

Look out, Amazon? Walmart’s $3.3B Jet.com deal starts to pay off with big growth in online sales

Walmart has invested heavily in e-commerce over the last year, most notably its $3.3 billion acquisition of Amazon competitor Jet.com, and… Read More

Walmart ditches membership program, tries to best Amazon with free 2-day shipping for all customers

Amazon is a tough rival to beat at its own game — so Walmart is trying a different tactic. Effective… Read More

Walmart buys Zappos competitor ShoeBuy for $70M to help Jet.com battle Amazon in online apparel

Walmart is already using its deep pockets to help recent acquisition Jet.com compete with Amazon in online apparel. Walmart on Thursday… Read More

Here’s why Amazon is building brick and mortar grocery stores

Amazon spent the first phase of its life building up its online retail presence, causing problems for many brick and mortar… Read More

Walmart wanted Jet.com CEO Marc Lore so much they locked him up for at least 5 years

When rumors first surfaced that Walmart was interested in buying Amazon competitor and discount online retailer Jet.com, the assumption was… Read More

Walmart confirms $3.3B Jet.com acquisition: Here’s how they plan to take on Amazon

Walmart this morning announced an agreement to acquire Jet.com for $3.3 billion in cash and stock, confirming widespread reports and uniting… Read More

Walmart’s $3B acquisition of Jet.com expected Monday, putting Amazon in the crosshairs

Walmart is taking its biggest step yet to battle Amazon.com for supremacy in the realm of online retail. Follow-up: Walmart… Read More

Walmart reportedly in talks to acquire Amazon competitor Jet.com

Two of Amazon’s biggest online shopping competitors, Walmart and Jet.com, may be looking to team up. The Wall Street Journal reports Walmart… Read More

Riding the Jetstream: Can e-tailing upstart Jet take on Amazon?

In the world of big tent e-commerce, few can compete with Amazon. Actually, that’s not true. No one can compete… Read More

Jet.com kills $50 membership fee, searching for a business model to dethrone Amazon

Jet.com, the closely watched e-commerce startup trying to perfect a business model that it hopes will upend Amazon, announced on Wednesday it will… Read More

This is Jet.com’s very weird and costly way to compete with Amazon on day one

Jet.com launches Tuesday with a shopping experience that it hopes will be on par with Amazon’s. To do so, the Hoboken, N.J.-based company wanted to have… Read More

As Jet.com’s shopping club gets ready to take off, its valuation may soar to $3B

The doors of this shopping mall aren’t even open yet and investors are clamoring to get a piece of the action.… Read More

This killer new feature on Jet.com could pose a real threat to Amazon

There are so many companies trying to compete with Amazon in the U.S., but here’s one that may have a shot. Next… Read More

Sneak Preview: What it’s like to shop on Jet.com, the startup that’s gunning for Amazon

A week after I placed my first order on Jet.com, I received a handwritten card in the mail, thanking me… Read More

Amazon e-commerce rival Jet.com reportedly backed by Alibaba

E-commerce titans Amazon.com and Alibaba appear to be on a collision course of sorts. And now here’s one very interesting… Read More

Jet.com launching Amazon-like marketplace with a $50 annual fee

Jet.com, the e-commerce startup founded by Marc Lore, the former founder of Diapers.com, is finally saying how it intends on beating Amazon.com… Read More

Ex-Diapers.com CEO hatches wacky plan to give away stock to early customers of new e-commerce startup

The most common ways to own stock in a startup is to be an investor or an early employee, but Jet.com… Read More