On Thursday, Walmart.com’s Check-Out Didn’t
Written by Evan SchumanNovember 4th, 2009
Customers visiting the world's largest retailer's E-Commerce site last week were able to look but not buy, thanks to what Wal-Mart described as "some unexpected technical issues that resulted in intermittent availability of checkout."
Wal-Mart's statement confirming the incident was vague—even by Wal-Mart standards—and Walmart.com spokesperson Ravi Jariwala declined to elaborate, saying "At this point, we’ve shared all the information we have to offer." Unknown details include when the glitch started, when it stopped, the nature of the problem and how many people were impacted.
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