Walmart to Expand Online Grocery Delivery Coast to Coast
March 14 2018 - 12:01AM
Business Wire
Retailer Introduces Customer Favorite, Online
Grocery Delivery, to More Than 100 Metro Areas This Year
Walmart today announced plans to expand its popular Online
Grocery Delivery option to more than 40 percent of U.S. households
by the end of the year. The service, available today in six
markets, will grow to serve more than 100 metro areas across the
country.
“We’re saving customers time by leveraging new technology, and
connecting all the parts of our business into a single seamless
shopping experience: great stores, easy pickup, fast delivery, and
apps and websites that are simple to use,” said Greg Foran,
president and CEO, Walmart U.S. “We’re serving our customers in
ways that no one else can. Using our size and scale, we’re bringing
the best of Walmart to customers across the country.”
Walmart Grocery Delivery brings customers the convenience of
shopping when and where they want for quality, fresh produce, meat,
seafood and bakery items, along with pantry staples, consumables
and seasonal general merchandise. Customers place their orders
online at Walmart.com/grocery or on the existing Walmart Grocery
App, and unlike other services, they find the same every day low
prices on items that they do in stores.
With the help of Walmart’s personal shoppers and crowd-sourced
delivery services, the retailer will be able to shop for and
deliver fresh groceries to the doorsteps of millions of Americans.
The retailer employs more than 18,000 personal shoppers that power
this program with thousands more being added this year. These
associates must complete a three week training program learning how
to select the freshest produce and the best cuts of meat for Online
Grocery customers.
The retailer also offers an Online Grocery Pickup service that
allows customers to order their groceries online and pick them up
in stores without ever getting out of their cars. The service,
which has become a customer favorite and touted as a “Grocery Hero”
for moms on the go and time-strapped families, is now available in
1,200 stores with 1,000 more to be added this year.
“Our commitment goes further than saving customers money,” said
Tom Ward, vice president, Digital Operations, Walmart U.S. “Ninety
percent of Americans live within 10 miles of a Walmart store, and
we serve more than 150 million customers a week, which gives us a
unique opportunity to make every day a little easier for busy
families. Today, we’re expanding this promise by helping even more
customers save time and money without leaving their homes.”
Groceries can be delivered to customers as soon as the same day.
Walmart’s Online Grocery Delivery carries a simple $9.95 fee and a
$30 minimum order - no subscription, no price markups. Customers
can get their first order delivered for free with promo code
FRESHCAR.
About Walmart
Walmart Inc. (NYSE: WMT) helps people around the world save
money and live better - anytime and anywhere - in retail stores,
online, and through their mobile devices. Each week, nearly 270
million customers and members visit our more than 11,700 stores
under 59 banners in 28 countries and eCommerce websites. With
fiscal year 2018 revenue of $500.3 billion, Walmart employs
approximately 2.3 million associates worldwide. Walmart continues
to be a leader in sustainability, corporate philanthropy and
employment opportunity. Additional information about Walmart can be
found by visiting http://corporate.walmart.com, on Facebook
at http://facebook.com/walmart and on Twitter
at http://twitter.com/walmart.
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