Summary

  • Alphabet’s drone delivery company, Wing, and retailer Walmart are expanding their partnership to offer drone delivery services to customers in five new cities in the US.
  • Customers in Atlanta, Charlotte, Houston, Orlando and Tampa will be offered the service via Walmart’s website or app, with the potential for up to 100 simultaneous flights from a single store.
  • Walmart has made more than 150,000 drone deliveries since starting the service in 2021, covering a range of items from toiletries to groceries, provided the customer lives within six miles of a store and the order weighs less than 2.5lb.
  • The expansion brings the total number of stores offering the drone delivery service to 115.

By Andrew J. Hawkins

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