According to CNBC, Walmart filed seven trademarks at the end of December 2021 indicating the retailer’s intention to manufacture and sell virtual goods, while a separate filing indicates that the company may also offer virtual currency and NFTs to customers. can present. The trademark states that Walmart “may also launch a financial service, which will include providing a digital currency and a digital token of value for use by members of the online community through the Global Computer Network.”
Walmart did not provide any details of its plans, instead telling CNBC in a statement that the company “continues to look at how emerging technologies may affect its business.” She trials “new ideas all the time” to see if some of them can become a real product and/or service.
Meanwhile, another application provides information on the possibilities of classes in the fields of health and nutrition, along with a “physical fitness training service”. According to a report in The Verge, these applications can work through Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR).
The company also made another filing for the use of its name and logo in both AR and VR. A separate Bloomberg report reported that the company had also filed trademarks for names such as “Verse to Curb,” “Verse to Home,” and “Verse to Store.” All these indicate that the company may be creating a virtual shopping experience.
Walmart’s trademark application also shows that the company may make softwares in the future. These softwares can be used for e-commerce marketplace in mobile/game devices and can also be used for fund transfer, blockchain, crypto and other similar uses.
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