Очень точно формулируют в теккранч: Амазон хочет стать Волмартом, пока Волмарт не успел стать Амазоном. Статья с хорошим резюме сегодняшних сделок в том числе techcrunch.com/2017/06/16/amazon-wants-to-become-walmart-before-walmart-can-become-amazon/

Amazon wants to become Walmart before Walmart can become Amazon

The future of retail will be a combination of both online e-commerce and a brick-and-mortar retail presence – as recent moves from both Walmart and Amazon have shown, including today’s…