NEW YORK (CNN/Money) -
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. announced Thursday it would begin testing digital music downloads on its Web site, joining a list of companies hoping to profit from the growing demand for such services.
Wal-Mart, the world's biggest company, said customers could download songs for 88 cents per track. The retailer said it would gather customer feedback over the next few months and make any modifications before officially launching the service in 2004.
"With 64 percent of our customers online, we see digital music downloads as a natural extension of the music selection offered in Wal-Mart stores," Kevin Swint, Walmart.com's senior category manager of entertainment media, said in a statement.
Wal-Mart (WMT: up $1.06 to $52.96, Research, Estimates) said customers will have the flexibility to play downloaded music on their Windows PC, burn songs to a CD, or transfer music to compatible portable devices.
-- from staff and wire reports
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