Walmart could soon let customers shop virtually, if a plan detailed in a recent patent comes to fruition.
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- Walmart has apparently come up with a way to shop online using virtual reality, according to a patent filing spotted by Bloomberg.
- The potential plan seems to involve shopping a virtual store that’s just like a regular store, but without the instant gratification.
- It’s another way that Walmart is leaning on its store expertise to adapt to the changing behavior of shoppers who are increasingly being wooed by the convenience of going online.