Walmart partners with Shopify to capitalize on wave of online shopping during pandemic - USA TODAY

Dalvin Brown USA TODAY

Published 8:34 AM EDT Jun 15, 2020

Walmart is partnering with the e-commerce platform Shopify in a deal that seeks to take advantage of the digital spending surge during the coronavirus pandemic. 

The partnership will add 1,200 new Shopify vendors to Walmart's third-party marketplace website by the end of the year, giving online shoppers access to more products. Walmart Marketplace already offers items sold by over a million businesses. 

The partnership will enable Walmart to add even more U.S.-based small and medium-sized businesses, the retailer said Monday. 

"We’re excited to be able (to) offer customers an expanded assortment while also giving small businesses access to the surging traffic on Walmart.com," Walmart said in a press release. 

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Shopify, which went public in 2015, is a selling platform that allows anyone to set up a store and offer products online and in-person. The deal gives merchants access to Walmart's broad customer base. The partnership also helps Walmart better compete with Amazon, a market leader in e-commerce. 

Walmart, the world's largest retailer, has seen a surge in digital purchases over the past few months with Americans under stay at home orders to curb the spread of the coronavirus. 

The company's U.S. business grew 74% last quarter, but marketplace sales outpaced the overall business, Walmart said. 

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