Post by Enter Nations on Mar 15, 2018 11:51:21 GMT
The initiative is aimed at competing against Amazon, which offers shopping delivery at the supermarket in two hours.
Families near about 800 Walmart stores in the United States will be able to order fresh fruits, meats and seafood for home delivery on the same day by the end of 2018, the retailer announced Wednesday.
The initiative expands same-day grocery deliveries to 100 metropolitan areas, much more than the six cities where Walmart already tested the concept in this country. The expansion of the program puts Amazon on the line, which with its purchase of Whole Foods in June 2017 for US $ 13,700 million, launched the delivery service in two hours of groceries.
With the expansion of this program Walmart could maintain its position as the largest retailer in the country because these efforts would reach almost 40 percent of US households.
And, for families who do not need deliveries to their homes but still want to save time from entering a store, the new program includes a pick-up service where a Walmart employee can bring the purchase to the consumer's car.
Walmart added that managing this program requires 18,000 specialized buyers who receive a three-week training to learn how to choose quality food.
This delivery program will not be free. Each order will have a rate of US $ 9.95 and requires a minimum purchase of US $ 30. On the other hand, receiving Whole Foods orders from AmazonFresh is worth US $ 15 a month plus the annual membership to Prime (US $ 99).
Target, another rival retailer of Walmart, does not want to stay far behind. The retailer bought Shipt's same-day delivery platform for US $ 550 million in December 2017, and said it would begin offering the service in early 2018 in at least half of its 1,834 stores.
Families near about 800 Walmart stores in the United States will be able to order fresh fruits, meats and seafood for home delivery on the same day by the end of 2018, the retailer announced Wednesday.
The initiative expands same-day grocery deliveries to 100 metropolitan areas, much more than the six cities where Walmart already tested the concept in this country. The expansion of the program puts Amazon on the line, which with its purchase of Whole Foods in June 2017 for US $ 13,700 million, launched the delivery service in two hours of groceries.
With the expansion of this program Walmart could maintain its position as the largest retailer in the country because these efforts would reach almost 40 percent of US households.
And, for families who do not need deliveries to their homes but still want to save time from entering a store, the new program includes a pick-up service where a Walmart employee can bring the purchase to the consumer's car.
Walmart added that managing this program requires 18,000 specialized buyers who receive a three-week training to learn how to choose quality food.
This delivery program will not be free. Each order will have a rate of US $ 9.95 and requires a minimum purchase of US $ 30. On the other hand, receiving Whole Foods orders from AmazonFresh is worth US $ 15 a month plus the annual membership to Prime (US $ 99).
Target, another rival retailer of Walmart, does not want to stay far behind. The retailer bought Shipt's same-day delivery platform for US $ 550 million in December 2017, and said it would begin offering the service in early 2018 in at least half of its 1,834 stores.
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