Walmart Expands 30-Minute Delivery to 33 U.S. Cities
Walmart has recently announced a major expansion of its 30-minute delivery service, which now covers 33 U.S. cities. The service supports more than 100,000 products and aims to meet consumers’ demand for instant shopping while strengthening Walmart’s position in the rapid-delivery market against Amazon and other competitors.
What are the key facts?
- 1Coverage: 33 U.S. cities
- 2Delivery time: 30 minutes or less
- 3Product selection: More than 100,000 items, including fresh groceries, daily necessities, and electronics
- 4Delivery data: 26% of Express deliveries completed within 30 minutes
What happened?
Walmart is accelerating upgrades to its delivery infrastructure and expanding its 30-minute delivery service to more areas. The service currently covers more than 19,000 ZIP code areas and primarily targets consumers seeking immediate purchases of daily necessities, fresh groceries, and urgent-use products. The move is viewed as a core part of Walmart’s strategy to respond to e-commerce competition and improve customer convenience.
What does this mean for cross-border sellers?
Increasing competition over delivery speed will raise consumers’ logistics expectations. Sellers should evaluate inventory placement and consider whether to use platform-provided rapid-delivery services to avoid traffic and conversion declines caused by slower fulfillment.