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https://www.pcmag.com/news/368339/walmart-offers-one-day-delivery-on-220k-items
Walmart is this week introducing NextDay delivery "on a wide range of general merchandise" offered through Walmart.com. The company is also keen to point out this offer does not require a paid membership as is required for Amazon Prime.
NextDay delivery will be slowly introduced across the US, with Phoenix and Las Vegas getting it first before Southern California customers are added "in the coming days." The aim is to have 75 percent of the US population covered by the end of 2019, which will include 40 of the top 50 US metro areas.
There are a few caveats to keep in mind about this fast delivery offer. The number of products that qualify for NextDay is limited to around 220,000 items, but Walmart states they are the most frequently purchased items. You also need to spend at least $35 in order to qualify for the service, and there will be a cut off time each day as you'd expect.
(Score: 2) by VLM on Monday May 20 2019, @12:02PM
Delivered by Amazon contractors (essentially a minimum wage avoidance scam which is in itself a long story) locally uses vans and uhaul moving trucks.
I'm a little surprised renting a uhaul for a day results in a profit after paying uhaul. Then again "small businesses" are usually fools getting parted with their money as a business model (see the restaurant racket, small retail, most flippers, etc)
Anyway I'm just saying the same uhaul truck thats delivering amazon prime today could be delivering walmart tomorrow. Giant semi trucks aren't being used for delivery although walmart has plenty.
I would not be surprised to see some kind of partnership where walmart giant trucks sell space available for inter-warehouse transfers at amazon.