Walmart has announced plans to buy e-commerce site Jet.com for $3.3bn (£2.5bn) in a move that could help boost its online retail sales. Walmart has been struggling to compete against online retailers like Amazon. Jet.com has soared in the e-commerce space since it launched in 2015, undercutting som
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