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Why Walmart is trouncing Amazon in the grocery wars

Walmart poses a bigger threat to Amazon in the grocery wars, with a larger presence in brick-and-mortar stores and more success in online selling and advertising.

Walmart is a bigger threat to Amazon in the grocery sector.
Amazon's unconventional approaches to grocery have had weak results.
Walmart has a larger presence in brick-and-mortar stores compared to Amazon.
Amazon's scarcity of stores is a disadvantage in the grocery business.
Walmart is making more headway with online selling and advertising than Amazon.

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