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Walmart China Takes Over Yihaodian

July 26, 2015

On July 22, 2015, Walmart China announced their purchase of the remaining shares of Yihaodian, thereby taking full ownership of the e-commerce company. Walmart had previously held approximately 51 percent of Yihaodian.

Walmart did not have an official e-commerce company prior to the acquisition, except for a Sam’s Club online store. In May, Walmart launched an O2O platform covering its 23 offline stores in Shenzhen, which can be viewed as a testing ground for the O2O market.

With full ownership of Yihaodian, Walmart plans to invest in both accelerating e-commerce and creating a seamless experience for customers across online, mobile and stores, according to a press release.

Wang Lu, president and CEO of Walmart Global e-commerce in Asia, will lead Yihaodian as part of his overall executive responsibilities. Founded in July 2008, Yihaodian now offers more than 8,000,000 products across 14 product lines, including Food & Beverage, Personal Care, Clothing, and Consumer Electronics.

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