Wing and Walmart are embarking on the next chapter of the world’s largest drone delivery expansion to evolve our service from a regional success into a delivery option across the nation.
We are scaling ultra-fast service to an additional 150 Walmart stores over the next year, bringing the convenience of drone delivery to more than 40 million Americans.
Walmart and Wing will establish a network of over 270 drone delivery locations by 2027, stretching from Los Angeles to Miami. The question is no longer if Wing and Walmart will deliver to your city, it’s when.
As we work together to rewire the retail delivery experience, this expansion builds on the success of our operations in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex and Metro Atlanta, where customers have already made drone delivery a normal part of their everyday lives.
Wing’s top 25 percent of customers ordered three times a week, and deliveries have grown 3x in the last six months.
New markets, national outlook
Wing and Walmart’s new service areas will include major metropolitan hubs such as: Los Angeles, St. Louis, Cincinnati, and Miami, with others to be announced later.
This expands our previously slated expansion markets: Houston, Orlando, Tampa, and Charlotte, which continues later this week when Wing and Walmart start operating in Houston on January 15th.
Our bold, coast-to-coast growth dramatically accelerates Wing’s ability to serve communities across the nation, helping Walmart meet customers’ needs with speed and convenience.
Greg Cathey, senior vice president of digital fulfillment transformation at Walmart, says: “Drone delivery plays an important role in our ability to deliver what customers want, exactly when they want it.
“Whether it’s a last-minute ingredient for dinner or a late-night essential for a busy family, the strong adoption we’ve seen confirms that this is the future of convenience.
“By expanding drone delivery to new major metro areas, we are helping more customers solve for their last-minute needs faster than ever before.”
Drone delivery at scale
This expansion represents more than just an incremental step in the growth of Wing; it’s a testament to the reliability of Wing’s service, the benefit that communities have found in fast, efficient delivery, and the power of Walmart and Wing’s work together to quickly enter and scale new markets.
Adam Woodworth, Wing CEO, says: “We’ve spent years building our technology to ensure that when you realize you’re out of eggs or need over-the-counter medicine, the solution is just a few taps away, seamlessly integrated into existing store operations.
“We believe even the smallest package deserves the speed and reliability of a great delivery service.
“Working with Walmart has allowed us to prove that delivering these critical, everyday items in minutes makes a significant difference for families. We are proud to bring that capability to more communities across the country.”
