Retail giant Walmart is joining forces with Uber and Lyft to deliver groceries straight at the doorstep of those who prefer to do their shopping online rather than the old fashioned way.
With a simple system that starts with the customer placing their grocery order online and selecting the delivery window, continued at the store where employees will bag the items and order an Uber or Lyft ride, whose driver will be responsible for delivery, the goodies will arrive at your door step.
The normal delivery charge is between $7 and $10 and customers will not have to make any payment to the driver, as the Walmart Global eCommerce’s EVP and Chief Operating Officer, Michael Bender, said, quoted by TheDetroitBureau.
“We’re thrilled about the possibility of delivering new convenient options to our customers and about working with some transformative companies in this test. We’ll start small and let our customers guide us, but testing new things, like last-mile delivery, allows us to better evaluate the various ways we can best serve our customers how, when and where they need us“, Bender added.
Test runs are expected to start over the next couple of weeks and will kick off with Uber in Phoenix and Lyft in Denver, coinciding with yet another program, Deliv, which includes delivery of groceries and general merchandise for business members in Miami.
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