SocraticGadfly: WallyWorld moves into classifieds

June 03, 2008

WallyWorld moves into classifieds

Yes, the maw of the Big Blue Box continues to grow. Wal-Mart now wants to take on Craiglist; Wal-Mart has started a classified advertising service.

By volume, Wal-Mart gets about half as many website visitors as Amazon, at 26 million to 47 million.

Of course, Craigslist gets 30 million unique visitors per month, so WallyWorld has a ways to go.

Meanwhile, WallyWorld has, in the past year or two, tried to suck up to community newspapers. Obviously, that’s not going to last, though I’m sure the online service is targeted more at larger markets.

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