Walmart will test drone delivery of “at home Covid-19 self-collection kits” made by Quest Diagnostics as the pandemic rages on and the retailer looks for new contactless ways to reach customers
Walmart Tuesday said it has partnered with Quest and the drone servicesto launch pilot deliveries of collection kits in North Las Vegas Tuesday and Cheektowaga, N.Y. beginning early next month. Financial terms of the partnership weren’t disclosed.
“The kits will land on the driveway, front sidewalk, or backyard of the customer’s home, depending on where there are cars and trees,” Walmart senior vice president of customer product, Tom Ward, said in a company announcement Tuesday. Walmart’s expansion of drone delivery in the healthcare services space comes as retail rivals like Amazon, CVS Health andwith drone delivery of prescriptions and other healthcare products.
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