Biology of Business

Jet.com

TL;DR

E-commerce company acquired by Walmart in 2016 for $3.3 billion, primarily for founder Marc Lore and his team.

E-commerce · Founded 2014

By Alex Denne

E-commerce company acquired by Walmart in 2016 for $3.3 billion, primarily for founder Marc Lore and his team. The acquisition demonstrates Walmart's strategy to overcome metabolic limits by buying capability rather than building it.

Key Leaders at Jet.com

Marc Lore

Founder

Walmart acquired Jet.com primarily for his e-commerce expertise

Key Facts

2014
Founded

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