Wal-Mart (WMT), the world's largest retailer, and Sequoia Capital, the blue-chip venture firm that has backed Apple (AAPL), Google (GOOG), and YouTube, are also backers.
To speed it up again, Wal-Mart (WMT) is rolling out a new service, which it is now testing in San Jose, California, that allows customers to order groceries online for delivery. [Financial Times]
One 32-year-old woman in Tianjin told us, "I shop at Wal-Mart (WMT - news - people) because I trust that the products its sells are real and safe."
