“Goodbye and Thank You”: After Walmart purchase, Art.com shutters international operations

That didn’t take long. The surprise purchase of Art.com by Walmart has already led to the shutdown of its international sites and those of its sister brand, Allposters.com. For Art.com, that impacts Visit Art.co.uk and Art.fr.

AllPosters.com has 25 localized sites including Germany, the United KingdomFranceItalySpainNetherlandsSwedenDenmarkNorwayFinland, and Japan,  according to its website.

We have reached out to Walmart for a response. Thanks to Vincent Granier for the tip.

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Gary Pageau is principal of InfoCircle LLC, continuing his marketing communications career. InfoCircle LLC is a marketing and communications consulting firm, specializing in business-to-business markets. For nearly 25 years, he was with PMA International, serving most recently as Publisher, Content Development and Strategic Initiatives. His primary responsibilities included overseeing the Association’s editorial department, marketing research unit, education and corporate relations department.