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Walmart goes live
Walmart has officially gone live with voice shopping on the Google Home platform. As it was announced back in August, the discounter is partnering with Google to allow its customers to shop for Walmart items through voice via Google Assistant, the search giant's online shopping platform that lives on its smart speaker. On Wednesday, the partnership went live, with more than two million Walmart items available through voice. -
Ace Hardware acquires e-commerce startup
Ace Hardware Corp. has solidified its relationship with The Grommet. The Oak Brook, Ill.-based hardware co-op announced the acquisition of new-product platform The Grommet. The online website will continue to find and develop products, and Ace will continue its efforts to make the products available to its dealers. Financial terms of the deal were not revealed

