Walmart Taking Over Operations at Inland Distribution Centers, and Could add 200 new Workers

Walmart will take over operations of a large Inland warehouse operated by a third party that sorted and shipped goods for the retailer for 13 years, a company spokesperson said Tuesday, Feb. 5, shifting hundreds of workers to a new boss.

Walmart Hiring Hundreds More Truck Drivers

January 24, 2019 Ben Tobin, USA TODAY

In addition to the more than 1,400 truck drivers hired in 2018, Walmart stated that “hundreds more are slated to join the fleet.” Plus, starting in February, drivers will earn one cent extra per mile as well as additional pay for every arrival – adding up to roughly 89 cents per mile, or an average of $87,500 per year.

Walmart Expands Its Grocery Delivery Service Providers

January 21, 2019 Walmart

Point Pickup, Skipcart, AxleHire and Roadie will help power Walmart’s Online Grocery Delivery in metro areas across four states with further expansion planned in the coming weeks. Today, Walmart Grocery Delivery is available in more than 800 stores with another 800 being adding this year.

Custom Autonomous Cargo Vans to Deliver Groceries in Walmart’s Pilot with Udelv

January 14, 2019 Walmart

“We continue to explore new ways that can make what’s easy today even easier tomorrow. That includes testing a number of things, including autonomous vehicle technology – and today, we’re announcing a new pilot with autonomous vehicle company, Udelv.”

Walmart Dominates With Unmatched Omni-Channel Grocery Momentum

December 27, 2018 Packaged Facts

Walmart is the in-store grocery leader. Some 27% of in-store grocery purchasers say Walmart is the in-store retailer they get groceries from most, more than twice as many as Kroger, the next most chosen retailer, according to market research firm Packaged Facts.