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Wal-Mart to Challenge Amazon Prime With $50 Shipping Service
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. will offer a $50-a-year unlimited free-shipping service for online customers starting this summer, seeking to challenge the $99 Prime service offered by retail rival Amazon.com Inc.
The service will be available by invitation only in select markets, said Ravi Jariwala, a spokesman for Bentonville, Arkansas-based Wal-Mart. More than 1 million items -- including apparel, sporting goods, electronics and toys -- will be available for delivery in three days or less, Jariwala said.