ๅๅๅฐ็จๅบ ๆฒๅฐ็ๆซ็ ่ดญ็จๆท็ดฏ่ฎก็ ด1000ไธ โ Ebrun
What happened: International retail giant Walmart announced on September 10 that the total user number of its mini program โScan to Buy (ๆซ็ ่ดญ)โ in China hit 10 million. The program was launched in April. It allows customers to skip cashier queues by scanning productsโ batch codes and directly paying via digital payment software. The mini program is now available at around 300 Walmart stores in over 50 cities around China. By the end of this year, Walmart hopes to increase around 100 stores to adopt the digital solution.
Why itโs important: Walmartโs success in securing over 10 million users for smart retail payment signals a step Tencentโs mini programs have taken to cut into Alibaba-led industry ecosystem. With more autonomous power and a platform embedded in the core product WeChat, Tencent is leveraging retail businessesโ independent power to establish a diverse and flexible model which is co-existing and also competing with Alibabaโs affiliates.
