Asus Laptops to be Sold in Walmart Later This Year
Asus Laptops to be Sold in Walmart Later This Year
Posted 02/10/2009 at 1:48pm
| by Andy Salisbury
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It’s expected that Asus will begin selling their wildly popular netbooks in Walmart stores during the second half of this year. Given that they’re already being sold in Target and Best Buy, this doesn’t seem that outlandish.
The information (which comes courtesy of an “anonymous market source in Taiwan”) also noted that Asus is expected to market notebooks through Walmart as well. And while this doesn’t mean that they’ll be boasting the Eee line as their big seller, given the current economic perils, it’s very likely.
Asus is looking to increase their netbook shipments in the US from 650,000 in 2008 to over 1 million this year. If they add Walmart to their vendor list, this possibility becomes very likely.
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August 05, 2010 at 3:27am
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Lodis4
February 10, 2009 at 5:29pm
Asus should see a good boost in sales with this move. Too bad it validates Wal-Mart even more as a national staple. While I don't agree with the business ethics of Wal-Mart I have to admire their ability to gain market share year after year. It won't be Costco in the year 2570, it will be Wal-Mart...
compro01
February 10, 2009 at 2:44pm
All the Walmarts around here (Canada) already sell Asus laptops. They don't sell their eeePCs yet through.
Keith E. Whisman
February 10, 2009 at 2:33pm
Yeah that sounds about right. WalMart sells crap and this is just in keeping with their history. I admit that I shop alot at WalMart but almost everything there is crap. I mean you can't resell any of it except for maybe a TV or game console or Ipod but outside of that everything else is crap. Come on WalMart sells new pants for less than you can buy old ones at Goodwill thrift stores.
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