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Article: Santa Clara, Calif.-Based Yahoo to Announce Partnership with Kmart.
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- Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
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- December 14, 1999
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Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Dec. 15 -- Attention, Kmart shoppers. Do you Yahoo?
Or for that matter, will the folks who shop Wal-Mart really be interested in signing up for America Online?
The giants of retailing and the Internet may soon find out. Analysts expect AOL and Wal-Mart to announce a partnership soon; Kmart said it will make an e-commerce announcement today and there are reports it will involve Santa Clara-based Yahoo.
Analysts say that while companies like AOL and Wal-Mart may not be linked in the minds of most consumers, deals between such online and offline powerhouses make sense for both.
As the number of ...