BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE : NOVEMBER 6, 2000 ISSUE
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If at First You Don't Succeed: Wal-Mart's New Web Strategy


-- Start with a reliable, easy-to-use Web site this holiday season. Forget bells and whistles.

-- Strip away products that make no sense on the Web, like 25 cents plastic cups.

-- Expand categories that complement limited store offerings, such as patio furniture.

-- Take shipping and customer-service control away from outside companies.

-- Integrate stores and the Web, for example, letting customers order tires and schedule installations online.



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