Walmart expands drone delivery partnership with Wing to Philadelphia and six other cities by 2027
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Summary
Walmart is expanding its drone delivery partnership with Wing to seven new U.S. cities, including Philadelphia, with plans to launch in 2027. This move escalates the same-day delivery competition with Amazon, which has also been investing heavily in drone and human-based rapid delivery services. While no specific timeline or store locations have been announced for Philadelphia, the expansion signals Walmart's commitment to closing the delivery speed gap with its rival.
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A Walmart spokesperson said there was no timeline for when the drones would come online in Philadelphia, nor did the company say which of the city's five stores would get the service.
The move, according to industry observers, would intensify the competition with Amazon, which has been feverishly working to offer increasingly faster deliveries to consumers via humans and drones.
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