Steering in the Greater Toronto Area, the Walmart Now service offers customers the ability to shop Walmart’s wide assortment of fresh groceries, pantry and household essentials, such as pet, baby and care items personal items, snacks and more, with delivery in just 30 minutes. It’s the latest example of how Walmart is unleashing its store capabilities and leveraging its existing footprint to improve its omnichannel experience for customers and provide more choice.
“Launch walmart nowour new Canadian convenience offering featuring our fastest delivery speeds, is proof that Walmart Canada is here to drive change in the e-commerce space,” said Laurent Duray, Head of E-Commerce, Walmart Canada. “We’re nimble, we’re purposeful, and we’re here to change the way Canadians shop online with Walmart. The pilot launch of 30-Minute Delivery is an important step in our roadmap to make shopping faster, easier and more convenient than ever with Walmart. we.”
Powered by Instacart, a leading grocery technology company in North America the pilot project will leverage Walmart’s existing store network to make this a quick and convenient option possible for approximately 40% of Greater Toronto Area households. Nearly 4,000 of Walmart’s most purchased items will be available to customers through Walmart Now, giving customers faster than ever access to the essentials they need, selected and delivered from 10 existing Walmart locations. Instacart uses Carrot Storefront, part of the Instacart Platform suite of enterprise technology solutions, to enable Walmart Now.
“We are proud to expand our relationship with Walmart Canada to launch Walmart Now – a simplified way for Canadian customers to access the groceries and products they need at Walmart in as little as 30 minutes,” said chris rogers, vice president of retail at Instacart. “Today, customers expect convenient and fast delivery coupled with a wide selection. We know these components are fundamental as retailers seek to create the best online grocery experience for their customers. By collaborating with leading retailers like Walmart and by providing purpose-built Instacart platform solutions for grocery, we’re helping retailers provide customers with exactly what they need, when they need it.”
Introducing a 30-minute delivery pilot for customers via the walmart now is the latest way Walmart Canada is investing to make its omnichannel experience the best it can be. Canadaincluding:
- Unlock its assortment of stores to make over 65,000 items, including basic clothing, toys, personal care and household essentials, available through online grocery pickup
- Enable customers to pick up their orders faster than ever with express pickup and mobile check-in, available nationwide
- Establish 2 hour delivery across Canada in select markets, with same-day and next-day delivery available across the country, reaching 85% of Canadian homes
- Reallocating existing space in stores to improve its online grocery option, such as integrating new cutting-edge technology into its Scarborough West store to help associates prepare orders 6 times faster than a traditional sales floor
Pilot Zone customers can access this premium delivery offer in as little as 30 minutes from Walmart Now via WalmartCanada.ca and Instacart’s convenience hub at www.instacart.ca/store/hub/convenience.
About Walmart Canada
Walmart Canada operates a chain of more than 400 stores nationwide serving 1.5 million customers daily. Walmart Canada’s flagship online store, Walmart.ca, is visited by more than 1.5 million customers every day. With more than 100,000 associates, Walmart Canada is one of from Canada largest employers and is ranked among the top 10 most influential brands in the country. Walmart Canada was recently recognized as one of LinkedIn’s Top Companies of 2021 and was also named one of from Canada the most popular brands (based on Google searches). Walmart Canada is committed to regeneration – focusing on equitable opportunity, sustainability, community, ethics and integrity. Since 1994, Walmart Canada has raised over $500 million to support communities through Canada. Additional information can be found at walmartcanada.ca and on Walmart Canada’s social media pages – Facebook, Twitter, instagram and LinkedIn.
About Instacart
Instacart, the leading grocery technology company in North America, works with grocers and retailers to transform the way people shop. The company partners with more than 800 national, regional and local retail brands to facilitate online shopping, delivery and pickup services at more than 70,000 stores in more than 5,500 cities across North America on the Instacart marketplace. Instacart empowers millions of busy individuals and families to get the groceries they need from the retailers they love, and over 600,000 Instacart shoppers to earn by picking, packing and delivering the groceries they love. customer orders on their own flexible schedule. The Instacart platform offers retailers a suite of enterprise-grade technology products and services to optimize their e-commerce experiences, fulfill orders, digitize physical stores, provide advertising services and glean insights. With Instacart Ads, thousands of CPG brands — from category leaders to emerging brands — partner with the company to connect directly with consumers online, right at the point of sale. For more information, visit www.instacart.com/companyand to start shopping, visit www.instacart.com. For anyone interested in becoming an Instacart shopper, visit https://shoppers.instacart.com/.
SOURCE Walmart Canada Corp.
For further information: Adam Grachnik, Corporate Affairs, Walmart Canada, [email protected]
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