Walmart announced Friday that it will extend store delivery hours this holiday season by two hours as well as add additional delivery windows and more items to the list of things that can be delivered from local stores, said Tom Ward, SVP of last mile for Walmart U.S., in a blog post.
The additional time frames are made possible by a new feature on the Spark Driver app, he said. Called Shopping and Delivery, it gives service providers the option to shop and deliver customers’ orders. So, if existing delivery time frames are full, Walmart can continue offering customers the delivery times they need.
Shoppers can pay $7.95 to $9.95 for a one-time delivery and an additional $10 fee to get their order in two hours or less with express delivery. Walmart+ members have access to unlimited free deliveries all season long. For express delivery, Walmart+ members must pay the express fee.
The retailer has also enabled local delivery of oversized items from more than 2,800 stores. That includes items like bicycles, 70-inch TVs and, artificial Christmas trees.
It’s also expanded the number of stores that offer pickup and delivery on alcohol to 3,000 stores and delivery from 1,500 Walmart locations.
The retailer will close stores on Thanksgiving Day. Pickup and delivery from stores will operate as normal the day before Thanksgiving and will resume at 12 p.m. local time the day after.
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