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Walmart Bets on Collectible Sneakers to Grow Marketplace Service

  • The partnership will have hundreds of listings from StockX
  • Walmart plans to expand further into pre-owned categories

Limited edition Travis Scott x Air Jordan sneakers.

Photographer: Stephane De Sakutin/AFP/Getty Images
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Walmart Inc. has its sights set on sneakerheads.

The Bentonville, Arkansas-based retailer is teaming up with sneaker marketplace StockX to offer dozens of pre-verified shoes ranging from Nike Inc.’s Air Jordans and collaborations with Travis Scott to those from New Balance Athletics Inc. and Asics Corp.