Jun 11, 2020
7 min read
Why Walmart’s $3 Billion Bet on Jet Wasn’t an Epic Failure
The soon-to-be-retired Jet.com wanted to be the Amazon killer. Instead, it gave Walmart a fighting chance at e-commerce.
We gather here today to mourn the short life of Jet.com, the e-commerce startup launched in 2015, which Walmart purchased for $3.3 billion in 2016 — and announced…
