Postmates to Power Walmart’s Online Grocery Delivery Program in Charlotte, with More Areas Around the Country to be Added Soon
BENTONVILLE, Ark., – April 10, 2018 – Walmart and Postmates today announced an agreement to help expand the retailer’s popular Online Grocery Delivery option
to more than 40 percent of U.S. households. Postmates will help power
the Walmart’s Online Grocery Deliveries, beginning today in Charlotte,
NC with further expansion planned in the coming months.
“Customers are busy, they are managing jobs, soccer practice, dance
lessons and social schedules; so we are on a mission to do more than
keep a little extra money in their pockets,” said Mark Ibbotson,
executive vice president, Central Operations, Walmart U.S. “With the
help of Postmates, we’re making grocery shopping even easier by bringing
the everyday low prices of Walmart right to the front door of customers
in Charlotte with more areas to be added soon.”
With the help of
Walmart’s personal shoppers and Postmates’s delivery network, thousands
of Charlotte customers will be able to shop for and have fresh
groceries delivered to their doorsteps. Personal shoppers must complete a
three-week training program learning how to select the freshest produce
and the best cuts of meat for Online Grocery customers.
“Both
Walmart and Postmates strive to make the lives of our customers easier,”
said Dan Mosher, senior vice president, merchant lead, Postmates. “With
our growing fleet of 160,000 couriers, we are confident that we’ll be
providing Walmart customers with the ultimate convenience.”
Walmart
Grocery Delivery brings customers the convenience of shopping when and
where they want for quality, fresh produce, meat, seafood and bakery
items, along with pantry staples, consumables and seasonal general
merchandise.
To use delivery, customers in Charlotte place their orders
online at Walmart.com/grocery or on the existing Walmart Grocery App,
switch to the Delivery tab, and select a delivery window at checkout.
After orders have been picked by Walmart’s personal shoppers, a member
of the Postmates Fleet retrieves the order from a Walmart store and
delivers it right to the customer during their specified delivery
window.
Groceries can be delivered to customers as soon as the
same day. Walmart’s Online Grocery Delivery carries a simple $9.95 fee
and a $30 minimum order - no subscription, no price markups. Customers
can get their first order delivered for free with promo code FRESHCAR
with a $50 minimum order.
The retailer also offers an Online
Grocery Pickup service that allows customers to order their groceries
online and pick them up in stores without ever getting out of their
cars. The service, which has become a customer favorite and touted as a
“Grocery Hero” for moms on the go and time-strapped families, is now
available in 1,200 stores, nearly 20 in Charlotte, with 1,000 more to be
added this year.
About Walmart
Walmart Inc. (NYSE: WMT)
helps people around the world save money and live better - anytime and
anywhere - in retail stores, online, and through their mobile devices.
Each week, nearly 270 million customers and members visit our more than
11,700 stores under 65 banners in 28 countries and eCommerce websites.
With fiscal year 2018 revenue of $500.3 billion, Walmart employs
approximately 2.3 million associates worldwide. Walmart continues to be a
leader in sustainability, corporate philanthropy and employment
opportunity.
About Postmates
Postmates helps people unlock the best of
their cities – and their lives, with an insanely reliable on-demand
"anything" network. Launched in 2011, Postmates has the largest
on-demand delivery fleet in the U.S. of more than 150,000 Postmates
operating in more than 50 U.S. metropolitan markets.
It provides access
to over 250,000 merchants and completes more than 2.5 million deliveries
a month. Headquartered in San Francisco, with 550 employees, Postmates
is building a movement. Have chips but no guac? Postmate it. Your date
night? Postmate it. Game day? Postmate it. Run out of caffeine? Postmate
it.
Source: Walmart
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