Sponsored By

Gallery: Walmart opens click-and-collect facility

Jon Springer, Executive Editor

September 29, 2014

5 Slides
Gallery: Walmart opens click-and-collect facility

Wal-Mart Stores on Monday began fulfilling same-day Internet grocery orders at a drive-up Grocery Pickup facility in Northwest Arkansas.

The facility is the first “click-and-collect” center to be opened in the U.S. by Walmart, which refers to the facility as a “test.”

Walmart’s United Kingdom-based sister company, Asda, operates several such facilities there.

The facility carries nearly 10,000 SKUs including fresh meat, dairy, produce and common household items. Customers ordering online or by mobile phone can schedule pickup in as little as two hours or up to three weeks after the order is placed, Walmart said. Customers arriving for pickup enter their order information at a drive-up kiosk and wait as Walmart workers deliver the order to their cars.

Captions by Julie Gallagher

Photos courtesy of Wal-Mart

About the Author

Jon Springer

Jon Springer

Executive Editor

Jon Springer is executive editor of Winsight Grocery Business with responsibility for leading its digital news team. Jon has more than 20 years of experience covering consumer business and retail in New York, including more than 14 years at the Retail/Financial desk at Supermarket News. His previous experience includes covering consumer markets for KPMG’s Insiders; the U.S. beverage industry for Beverage Spectrum; and he was a Senior Editor covering commercial real estate and retail for the International Council of Shopping Centers. Jon began his career as a sports reporter and features editor for the Cecil Whig, a daily newspaper in Elkton, Md. Jon is also the author of two books on baseball. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree in English-Journalism from the University of Delaware. He lives in Brooklyn, N.Y. with his family.

See more from Jon Springer
Stay up-to-date on the latest food retail news and trends
Subscribe to free eNewsletters from Supermarket News

Read more

Amazon launched a new discount private-label brand with items under $5.
Private Label
Amazon adds to its private-label arsenal with discount lineAmazon adds to its private-label arsenal with discount line
thumbnail
Recalls
CDC advises grocers to check their eggsCDC advises grocers to check their eggs
Store map
New Stores
CVS shutters 19 stores, while dollar stores surge across the U.S.CVS shutters 19 stores, while dollar stores surge across the U.S.
thumbnail
Grocery Operations
Target opens new sortation center in DetroitTarget opens new sortation center in Detroit
thumbnail
Recalls
Cantaloupe recalls impact grocery retailers in five statesCantaloupe recalls impact grocery retailers in five states