*"Walmart Website & App Crash: Nationwide Outage Disrupts Online Orders – What Shoppers Need to Know"*

null:***Walmart's website and app crashed nationwide on April 17, 2025, stranding online shoppers. Get outage details, when services will resume, and how to claim price matches.*  

**Walmart Tech Outage Sparks Shopping Chaos**  

**April 17, 2025** – Walmart experienced a **major system-wide outage** today, knocking out its website and mobile app for **3+ hours** during peak shopping hours. The disruption left customers unable to:  

- Complete online orders  

- Use Walmart Pay at registers  

- Access pharmacy prescriptions  

 **Key Outage Details**  

⏰ **Timeline:**  

   - 10:15 AM ET: First reported crashes  

   - 12:30 PM ET: Partial restoration  

   - 1:45 PM ET: Full service resumes  

🔧 **Cause:** *"Internal technical issue"* (Walmart statement) – No cyberattack confirmed  

💰 **Compensation:** Walmart announced **10% off next order** for affected customers (use code **WALFIX25**)  

**Shopper Workarounds During Crash**  

1. **In-Store Price Matching:** Show product pages on competitor sites (Target, Amazon)  

2. **Curbside Workaround:** Call local store directly to place pickup orders  

3. **Prescription Access:** Use backup barcode emails from pharmacy  

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**Tech Insight:** *This marks Walmart's longest outage since 2021, when a server failure caused $300M in lost sales.*    

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