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Walmart acquires Flipkart for $16 billion in world's largest ecommerce deal

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Walmart acquires Flipkart for $16 bn, world's largest ecommerce deal

The announcement culminates discussions between Walmart and Flipkart that began in September 2016 with Walmart's plans to pick a minority stake in Flipkart.

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