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Now Wal-Mart wants you to make its deliveries

The retailer mulls a plan to ask store customers to drop off online orders. Is it a way to compete with Amazon, or cut costs?

By Aimee Picchi Mar 28, 2013 1:46PM

http://money.msn.com/now/post.aspx?post=51a59563-9212-4b0c-81ba-67abc46ab36b#scptih$

Retailing giant Wal-Mart (WMT -0.77%) is eyeing the "sharing economy," but that might mean unloading some of its costs onto customers.

That's because it's considering a plan that would ask in-store customers to deliver packages for online buyers as it seeks to remain competitive with Internet retailer Amazon.com (AMZN -1.40%), according to a report from Reuters.

The plan raises questions about Wal-Mart's motives, such as whether the company -- known for its tight controls on spending -- is seeking simply to defray delivery costs by unloading the burden on its customers.

Wal-Mart said it would offer a discount for in-store customers if they agreed to drop off packages for online buyers while on their way home, according to the report. Joel Anderson, the chief executive of Walmart.com in the U.S., said the discount would cover the cost of gas.

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There is more at the link.

This is so hair-brained!

I can only surmise that they've sensed that they are going down!