Walmart, Rakuten unveil alliance on e-books, groceries (Replace)

US retail big Walmart and Japanese web titan Rakuten unveiled a strategic partnership which can embrace collaboration on digital books in the USA and grocery supply in Japan.
The 2 corporations will launch a brand new on-line grocery supply service in Japan later this 12 months, and have agreed to a retail alliance making Walmart a key accomplice on e-books and audiobooks utilizing the Rakuten format Kobo, in line with a press release late Thursday.