Today in Data: New Offerings From Amazon and Walmart; Customer Verification Remains a Challenge; Costco Competes With Itself

By  |  March 7, 2022
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Verifying new customers’ identities remains the biggest challenge for businesses. Plus, Costco looking to stand out from the crowd with its unusual product mix, and all the latest news from Amazon and Walmart.

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    12.6%: Increase in Costco digital sales in fiscal 2022 Q2

    $4B: Revenue Costco generates from annual membership fees

    50: Number of models in Walmart’s Choose My Model platform

    24: Number of Amazon bookstores closing along with 33 4-Star locations and nine pop-up kiosks

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    16%: Share of businesses that say verifying new customers’ identities is their most important challenge


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