Walmart e-commerce sales rise 27% as shoppers opt for same-day delivery

Walmart’s revenue grew 5.8% to $179.5 billion in the third quarter behind a 27% jump in global e-commerce sales led by store-fulfilled pickup and delivery, and its third-party marketplace. Online sales for Walmart U.S. (NYSE: WMT) increased 28% year over year, with marketplace growth of 17%. It was the division’s seventh consecutive quarter of e-commerce growth above 20%. Sales for same-day delivery increased almost 70%, with nearly 35% of store-fulfilled orders delivered in under three hours, the retail ...