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InHome Delivery
Walmart InHome customers get early access to HomeValet’s porch box
With porch piracy on the rise around the country and more retailers looking for solutions to get e-commerce orders to customers in a timely and safe fashion, solutions for doing so are beginning to reach the market.
HomeValet, which arrived on the scene early in 2021 when it was announced it would provide its Smart Box to Walmart, said on Wednesday that pre-orders for the home delivery box are now taking place with the first boxes available to Walmart InHome customers in Florida this month....
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BrightDrop secures orders from FedEx Express, Walmart, as EV business accelerates
Electric van maker BrightDrop said that FedEx Express and Walmart have placed orders for a total of 7,000 vehicles, with the FedEx order potentially expanding to include an additional 20,000 units pending the successful conclusion of ongoing negotiations.
The announcement was made Wednesday by General Motors CEO Mary Barra during her CES keynote address. BrightDrop is a GM (NYSE: GM) subsidiary. In a Tuesday press briefing prior to the announcement, FedEx’s Richard Smith, regional president of...
Walmart to hire 3,000 drivers in major expansion of home delivery services
Walmart announced Wednesday that it would rapidly grow its InHome Delivery service in 2022, hiring 3,000 additional drivers for the service and outfitting them with electric delivery vans.
First launched in 2019 in Kansas City, Missouri, Pittsburgh, and Vero Beach, Florida, InHome Delivery enables grocery and other essential items to be delivered where the customers want — inside their garages, their front doors, kitchens or even directly into refrigeration.
Since its debut, the service has...