America's largest retailer is ramping up delivery options. 🚛
, a drone flight services company, Walmart will bring high-flying deliveries to 4 million households across six states—Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Texas, Utah, and Virginia. The big-box retailer has soaring hopes to make over 1 million drone deliveries by the end of 2022.began testing this service after making deals with drone operators DroneUp, Flytrex, and Zipline two years ago
. While the grocery chain originally thought shoppers would use this purchasing option for emergency items, it ultimately found that customers are simply using it out of convenience. In fact, the retailer pinpointed Hamburger Helper as a top drone delivery item from one of its stores. Prior to the expansion, Walmart offered its drone delivery services in North Carolina and northwest Arkansas. Right now, customers who live within the proximity of one of the company's drone-delivery locations can order their items between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. Each drone delivery has a $3.99 fee, and orders cannot exceed 10 pounds.The second line of business that has experienced notable growth is GoLocal—Walmart's white-label delivery service geared toward smaller retailers.
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