US: Wal-Mart's social commerce unit heads step down

By Katie Smith | 26 June 2012

US retail giant Wal-Mart has confirmed that Venky Harinarayan and Anand Rajaraman, co-heads of its @WalmartLabs division, are leaving the company.

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