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January 26, 2024 | Read Online

Amazon vs. Walmart: Which is cheaper? Find out later in this email. (The answer may surprise you!)

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6 Things Preventing You From Getting Rich

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💵 Cheapest Online Retailers in the U.S.: Amazon vs. Walmart

Amazon remains king of best online prices but Walmart is closing the gap.

That’s according to the seventh-annual Price Wars study published by Profitero. The study compared the online prices of more than 14,000products from 19 major retailers across 15 different categories.

Amazon earned the title of lowest average prices, as it has in every year of the study. But Walmart is now just 4% more expensive overall. Walmart closed the gap in 10 of the 15 categories.

The average retailer is 16% more expensive than Amazon, putting Amazon and Walmart in a class of their own when it comes to low prices.

Some other interesting findings:

Amazon’s biggest lead across any category? Video games. The online retail giant is 9% less expensive on average than second-place Best Buy.
However, Walmart did gain a full 9% on Amazon in the video game category vs. one year prior.
Amazon’s smallest lead? Pet supplies. Chewy was just 1% more expensive – and offered identical prices to Amazon 93% of the time. Petco wasn’t far back at 2% more expensive.
CVS was 52% (!) more expensive than Amazon for health and personal care items. Walgreens was 42% more expensive.
Walmart and Amazon featured identical pricing 70% of the time. Target only matched Amazon 26% of the time.

Keep in mind these are for online prices only.

📊 Stat of the Day

🏈 23 million: Viewers who watched the NFL playoff game between the Miami Dolphins and Kansas City Chiefs last weekend on NBCUniversal’s Peacock. It was the most-streamed live event in U.S. history, although the NFL’s decision to exclusively stream the game caused major controversy.

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Full Show: Anti Theft Cameras and Job Market Surprise

Vehicle theft and vandalism is a real problem. There’s a new gadget that can help thwart thieves. Also, many people are afraid that Artificial Intelligence (AI) will eliminate positions in the workforce. Clark talks about the job market and some sectors that are actually begging for employees.

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