Wal-Mart brings more cities online in its push for e-commerce dominance
New York — Wal-Mart Stores has brought its online grocery delivery service to two more cities, extending a programme that could attract new customers as it battles Amazon.com and brick-and-mortar rivals. The world’s biggest retailer is expanding the service to Orlando and Dallas in a partnership with Uber Technologies, whose drivers will make the home deliveries. The service already exists in Denver, San Jose, Phoenix and Tampa. The move is the latest step in Wal-Mart’s broader e-commerce push, which includes curbside grocery pickup in more than 900 locations and two-day free shipping on millions of items. It also comes just a week after German discounter Aldi unveiled grocery home delivery in Dallas and two other US cities, and two days before Whole Foods Market shareholders are expected to approve the company’s $13.7bn sale to Amazon. Only 4.5% of shoppers made frequent online grocery purchases in 2016, up slightly from 4.2% four years earlier despite big investments from companie...
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