Walmart targets Amazon’s Kindle empire by selling Rakuten’s Kobo ereaders

Walmart and Japanese ecommerce giant Rakuten today announced a wide-reaching strategic partnership that allows them to push each other’s products and services in Japan and the U.S.
As part of the deal, Walmart and Rakuten will launch a new online grocery delivery service in Japan via Walmart’s local Seiyu GK subsidiary. The joint venture, which will be known as Rakuten Seiyu Netsuper, is expected to launch in the second half of 2018 with a focus on “quality” and “lo