Ark, Bentonville–(business wire)– Walmart’s drone delivery program is booming into the new year after successfully completing its planned expansion plans for 2022. The company, along with its vendors, currently operates 36 drone delivery hubs in seven states, including Arizona, Arkansas, Florida and North Carolina. , Texas, Utah, Virginia.
“We are extremely proud of our team for creating the largest drone delivery footprint of any U.S. retailer and providing our customers with incredibly fast and innovative delivery options.” We are encouraged by the positive response from and look forward to making even more progress in 2023.”
Over the past year, Walmart has safely completed more than 6,000 deliveries to customers in just 30 minutes. The top five items delivered by drone from Walmart were Value Cookies and Cream Ice Cream 16 oz, Lemon 2 lb Bag, Fresh Guaranteed Hot Rotisserie Chicken and Red Bull 8.4 oz. Paper towels with a choice of ounces and bounty sizes. Today, 85% of Walmart Neighborhood Market’s merchandise meets the 10-pound weight and volume requirement for drone delivery.
Walmart is uniquely positioned to offer large-scale drone deliveries in its 4,700 stores representing 90% of the U.S. population, and this expanded capacity will create convenient opportunities for receiving goods via drone in the years to come. Offered to more customers.
