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Walmart Gains Share in Online Grocery as Shoppers Look for Ways to Combat Inflation

May 2, 2023 Michael Wolf

While online grocery shopping continued to grow last year, where people shopped shifted significantly according to a new report from grocery researcher Brick Meets Click. The new report, which details […]

Walmart’s Had a Big Month When it Comes to Autonomous Robot Delivery

November 19, 2021 Michael Wolf

It’s bragging time in Bentonville. That’s because America’s biggest grocery retailer recently achieved two big milestones in autonomous delivery. The first milestone is on the autonomous middle-mile front where Walmart […]

Walmart Invests in On-Demand Drone Delivery Startup DroneUp

June 18, 2021 Michael Wolf

Walmart announced this week that they’ve made an investment in on-demand drone delivery startup DroneUp. The latter provides delivery services to its customers via on-demand access to its network of […]

Walmart Invests in Self-Driving Car Company, Cruise

April 15, 2021 Chris Albrecht

Walmart announced today that it has invested an undisclosed sum in autonomous driving company Cruise. Walmart’s investment is part of a larger $2.75 billion round of funding being raised by […]

Walmart Canada to Deploy First Automated Kiosks for Grocery Pickup

March 4, 2021 Chris Albrecht

Walmart Canada is adding automated kiosk pickup to one of its stores in the Toronto area, which, the company says, will be the first of its kind in that country. […]

Walmart Ditches $35 Minimum for Express Delivery

March 1, 2021 Chris Albrecht

Walmart announced today that it is dropping the $35 minimum order requirement for its Express delivery service. The move comes during a time of record-breaking online grocery shopping and increased […]

Walmart in Canada Is Getting a Virtual Food Court Thanks to Ghost Kitchens

March 1, 2021 Jennifer Marston

Ghost Kitchens, a Canadian company that operates, uh, ghost kitchens, this morning announced a new partnership to bring its concept to Walmart stores in Canada. The first location, in St. […]

Walmart Scaling its Automated Fulfillment with Alert Innovation, Dematic and Fabric

January 27, 2021 Chris Albrecht

Walmart announced today that it is ramping up its use of automated centers to fulfill online grocery orders. The company said it is already planning “dozens” of locations with “many […]

Walmart to Test Grocery Delivery to Smart Home Lockers

January 12, 2021 Chris Albrecht

Walmart announced today that it will start testing grocery delivery to smart lockers that sit outside a person’s home. The pilot program will begin this Spring in Bentonville, Arkansas. The […]

Gatik’s Autonomous Middle-Mile Trucks to Go Full Driverless for Walmart

December 15, 2020 Chris Albrecht

Self-driving delivery vehicles along the middle mile just got a little more autonomous. Walmart announced today that the Gatik self-driving delivery box trucks it uses on one Arkansas delivery route […]

Will Removing the Minimum Order Give Walmart+ a Boost with Grocery?

December 2, 2020 Chris Albrecht

Walmart announced today that starting Dec. 4, it will remove the $35 shipping minimum on Walmart.com orders for its Walmart+ members. An answer to Amazon’s Prime Membership, Walmart+ launched in […]

Walmart to Test Autonomous Grocery Delivery With Cruise’s Electric Cars

November 10, 2020 Chris Albrecht

Walmart announced today that it is hooking up with self-driving electric car company Cruise to experiment with autonomous grocery delivery. The two will pilot a program in Scottsdale, Arizona starting […]

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