News / It's war, as Wal-Mart seems determined to take on Amazon in the delivery stakes

Wal-Mart’s war with Amazon appears set to intensify following reports that the retail giant is lining up a $1bn investment in Indian e-commerce supremo Flipkart and is exploring development of an in-house fulfilment service for its marketplace sellers to rival that offered by Amazon.

According to India’s Economic Times, the world’s largest retailer has entered early talks with representatives from Flipkart with a meeting scheduled imminently.

Should a deal be reached, it would mirror that forged in June between Wal-Mart and Chinese ...