2 Signs That Big Retail's E-Commerce Explosion Is Accelerating

2 Signs That Big Retail's E-Commerce Explosion Is Accelerating

On this MarketFoolery podcast, host Chris Hill and Aaron Bush of Motley Fool Rule Breakers check on two of the largest retailers in the world: Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT), which boosted its e-commerce revenue by 67% year over year last quarter, and Alibaba (NYSE: BABA), which managed to increase its mobile monthly active user numbers by 24% -- to 530 million. That's a lot of customers. What's next for these two and for retail in general? The Fools discuss.

They also answer a listener's question about the future of esports in the wake of some remarkable wins by an AI bot at a popular video game tournament. (Spoiler: Gamers aren't going to quit competing against people; the evolution of machine learning styles is the real story.)

A full transcript follows the video.

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