Expect to see more Walmart drones flying through the skies this year, as the retail giant and drone delivery company Wing expand the service to 150 additional Walmart stores.
Walmart and Wing announced on Jan. 11 the “next chapter of the world’s largest drone delivery expansion,” which they said will serve more than 40 million people nationwide. The companies aim to establish a network of more than 270 drone delivery locations by 2027, capable of delivering everything from Tylenol to toilet paper on short notice.
Initially offered in the Dallas-Fort Worth and Atlanta metro regions, the new hyper-delivery service proved successful, with 25 percent of Wing’s consumers ordering about three times a week. Over the past six months, deliveries have tripled….