Kate Leinbaugh

So Macmillan, started looking for ways to grow Walmart's online operation. And one part of the company caught his eye. An experiment happening in Colorado.

So Macmillan, started looking for ways to grow Walmart's online operation. And one part of the company caught his eye. An experiment happening in Colorado.

So Macmillan, started looking for ways to grow Walmart's online operation. And one part of the company caught his eye. An experiment happening in Colorado.

This experiment worked. Within a few years, Walmart started offering online grocery pickup in a thousand stores across the country.

This experiment worked. Within a few years, Walmart started offering online grocery pickup in a thousand stores across the country.

This experiment worked. Within a few years, Walmart started offering online grocery pickup in a thousand stores across the country.

So Walmart wanted to build out same-day grocery delivery. But it wasn't easy.

So Walmart wanted to build out same-day grocery delivery. But it wasn't easy.

So Walmart wanted to build out same-day grocery delivery. But it wasn't easy.

But these partnerships with delivery apps proved to be expensive and complicated. They led to abandoned orders, crowded aisles, and a chaotic patchwork of drivers. In those years, Walmart also bought an e-commerce startup called Jet.com for $3.3 billion. But it didn't work out as planned, and Walmart had to shut the site down in 2020.

But these partnerships with delivery apps proved to be expensive and complicated. They led to abandoned orders, crowded aisles, and a chaotic patchwork of drivers. In those years, Walmart also bought an e-commerce startup called Jet.com for $3.3 billion. But it didn't work out as planned, and Walmart had to shut the site down in 2020.

But these partnerships with delivery apps proved to be expensive and complicated. They led to abandoned orders, crowded aisles, and a chaotic patchwork of drivers. In those years, Walmart also bought an e-commerce startup called Jet.com for $3.3 billion. But it didn't work out as planned, and Walmart had to shut the site down in 2020.

For Walmart, the war between the Goliaths was getting expensive.

For Walmart, the war between the Goliaths was getting expensive.

For Walmart, the war between the Goliaths was getting expensive.

Coming up, how same-day grocery delivery is giving Walmart a fighting chance. Over the years, Walmart has identified one area where it could outfox Amazon. Grocery delivery. More than 50% of Walmart's U.S. sales come from groceries. And its hope was that customers would come for onions and spaghetti and tack on other items with higher margins, like home goods, toys, or clothes.

Coming up, how same-day grocery delivery is giving Walmart a fighting chance. Over the years, Walmart has identified one area where it could outfox Amazon. Grocery delivery. More than 50% of Walmart's U.S. sales come from groceries. And its hope was that customers would come for onions and spaghetti and tack on other items with higher margins, like home goods, toys, or clothes.

Coming up, how same-day grocery delivery is giving Walmart a fighting chance. Over the years, Walmart has identified one area where it could outfox Amazon. Grocery delivery. More than 50% of Walmart's U.S. sales come from groceries. And its hope was that customers would come for onions and spaghetti and tack on other items with higher margins, like home goods, toys, or clothes.

Why does Walmart see fast grocery delivery as their edge?

Why does Walmart see fast grocery delivery as their edge?