Walmart introduces Polaris search engine

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Retailer attempts to solidify place in e-commerce with Polaris Retail giant Walmart is beginning to take e-commerce more seriously as consumers begin relying on their mobile devices more heavily. Walmart has announced the integration of its online and in-store properties through the creation of a proprietary search engine it is calling Polaris. The Polaris search engine will allow consumers to browse for the items they are interested in. The platform has been developed in-house through the @WalmartLabs. The retailer believes that the platform is the next step in its initiative…

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Wal-Mart uses @WalmartLabs to try to boost sales online

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Wal-Mart has been making a notable effort toward the development and enhancement of its online shopping platform, and – according to reports – this includes a massive hiring effort to bring developers into its team for @WalmartLabs to help with its expansion. The largest retailer in the world is now trying to use social media to boost its sales both online and in its stores. It has recently started working with Facebook, and has purchased the social media company, Kosmix. Wal-Mart is in competition with other large retailers such as…

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Walmart bases its social and mobile commerce in Bangalore

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The largest retailer in the world, Walmart, has announced that it will be establishing its technology hub for social and m-commerce in Bangalore, India. The Bangalore facility will be a part of its worldwide division for e-commerce and will develop technologies and business for social and m-commerce shoppers around the globe. It has also announced that it would be adding 100 new developers to its team to head and own projects and for e-commerce generation as well as m-commerce and social offerings growth for the worldwide marketplace. According to the…

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Walmart’s @WalmartLabs announces first apps to be released

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Walmart, the largest retail chain in the world, formed its tech shop, @WalmartLabs, last year and is now preparing to release its first apps that focus on mobile commerce and social shopping. Several of the upcoming apps are based upon deep data technology, which was first created by Kosmix. MapUpdate was developed by that start-up, and was based upon a technology infrastructure that would allow tremendous amounts of social media data to be tracked. It was loosely based upon MapReduce technology, which was created by Google in order to track…

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