I would like to see Kobo's in the store again in the US. Walmart's are just about everywhere, it makes sense to go with Walmart. I think we'll see more companies teaming up with Walmart. I just saw that Sears will be installing tires bought from Amazon. Amazon sell's everything so they need physical stores too just like Whole Foods. Walmart has the stores, they will be looking for partners to team up with too. Kobo is just the beginning.
I think it's a smart move by to have Kobo's in Walmart stores. Maybe B&N ? Anything is possible now. I would expect more partnerships to come. The race is on to compete with Amazon.