Walmart Might Buy Vizio. There's a Hidden Reason Why.
Vizio’s smart TVs are a means to an end - helping the retailer scale up its advertising business.
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Vizio’s smart TVs are a means to an end - helping the retailer scale up its advertising business.
Adding Vizio TVs could give companies including J.M. Smucker and Kraft Heinz more screens to display their ads to the more than 130 million shoppers that visit Walmart's 5,000 U.S. stores each week.
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