Do not be shocked in the event you see much more drones delivering groceries throughout the US for the reason that Alphabet-owned Wing introduced one other service enlargement with Walmart over the following yr. The partnership mentioned that drone supply companies will probably be obtainable at 150 extra Walmart places in Los Angeles, St. Louis, Cincinnati, Miami and extra metros which have but to be introduced.
In response to Wing, its prime 25 % of shoppers have ordered its supply drones as much as 3 times every week. To satisfy rising demand, Wing and Walmart mentioned it would serve as much as 40 million US prospects and construct up a community of 270 supply places by 2027. The partnership launched its service in August 2023 with the inaugural deliveries supplied to the Dallas-Fort Price buyer base. In June 2025, Wing and Walmart elevated drone supply protection to 100 extra shops throughout Atlanta, Charlotte, Houston, Orlando and Tampa. Final month, the 2 corporations launched their supply service in Atlanta and are planning to kick off deliveries in Houston on January 15.
Earlier than Walmart, Wing broke into the US market by working with Walgreens to ship well being and wellness merchandise in April 2022. Since then, the Alphabet subsidiary has partnered with DoorDash and Apian, a London-based healthcare logistics firm. In addition to its business partnerships, Wing has been engaged on a bigger supply drone that can have the ability to fly at as much as 65 mph and carry as much as 5 kilos, or double its present capability.


