Walmart’s shark tank will be swimming with 850 entrepreneurs and small businesses on Oct. 1 when the retailer hosts its first ever virtual Open Call event.
The event is not new but has been pushed backed in this year of the pandemic, and has gone virtual, as have many other conferences and events, including a recent marketplace-focused conference from Amazon.
This year, more than 4,800 businesses representing 49 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Canada, Australia and Mozambique applied for the chance to pitch a Walmart merchant, a 44% increase in submissions from last year. The businesses selected to participate in Open Call will now start preparing for their 30-minute virtual one-on-one pitch meetings and their chance to realize the American Dream, Walmart said.
Source: Retail Leader
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