Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT.N) has no immediate plans to expand its U.S. online grocery delivery beyond a test in California because it is not yet convinced there is sufficient demand, the head of the company's global e-commerce division said on Thursday.
Wal-Mart's Asda unit is the second-largest grocery delivery business in the United Kingdom and the company has been testing letting shoppers in San Jose and San Francisco order groceries online and then receive them via home delivery.
Earlier this week, Reuters reported that Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) is planning a major roll-out of its AmazonFresh online grocery business that it has been quietly developing for years, according to two people familiar with the situation.
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