Amazon.com,
Inc.(NASDAQ:AMZN) woke up to a lump of coal when it found that Wal-Mart Stores,
Inc.(NYSE:WMT) has declared the test launch of the same-day delivery feature in
a number of cities. The new service comes at a time when holidays are just
around the corner. Also the time emphasizes on the advantage enjoyed by the
biggets retailer of the world in the race to let customers get what they want.
The same-day delivery
option is branded by Walmart To Go. It became available to shopper in Northern
Virginia a week back. People in Philadelphia started enjoying the service two
days later. The service is supposed to launch in Minnepolis shortly. People in
San Francisco can possibly avail the service by the end of this month or
starting of November. For a flat $10 cost, customers can go online and order a
number of same-day items with no minimum purchase mark. Genres include toys,
houseware, sporting goods and electronics. If they get their orders in before
noon time, they get to choose a four-hour window for UPS to deliver the order
on the very day.
Walmart customers are
willing to avail the choice of same-day delivery – the firm says it found so
through a survey. This does not come as a surprise as most US resident reside
within driving distance of one of the country’s 3,100 Walmart Supercenters. Same-day
deliveries combine the convenience of online ordering and home delivery with
something approximately the immediate satisfaction of visiting the store.
Amazon has tested this
delivery option and appears to be working on increasing its delivery speed by
building new distribution centers in California and other close places to where
people reside.
Industry analysts are
of the opinion that proximity of goods to customers prevents the delivery
waits. However, Amazon seems unlikely to catch up to Walmart in its ability to
get its wares close to where its customers live.
Shares of WMT made a
new high of $76.81 and closed at $75.43.
No comments:
Post a Comment