Wing to expand drone delivery to another 150 Walmart stores
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Key Points:
- Wing, an Alphabet-owned drone delivery company, is expanding its partnership with Walmart to bring on-demand drone delivery to an additional 150 stores across the U.S. through 2027, building on existing services in Dallas-Fort Worth and Atlanta.
- The expansion follows earlier plans to launch in Houston, Orlando, Tampa, and Charlotte, with operations expected to cover more than 270 Walmart stores and serve about 10% of the U.S. population once complete.
- Wing’s top 25% of customers use the drone delivery service around three times a week, frequently ordering groceries like eggs, ground beef, fresh produce, and snacks.
- The company is evolving its technology, including commercial flights of larger drones capable of carrying five
