US EditionWalmart Testing 'Dark Stores' Closed to the Public
DALLAS, TEXAS AND BENTONVILLE, ARKANSAS, JUN 25 – Walmart aims to deliver online orders within three hours to 95% of Americans by expanding dark stores, leveraging technology, and improving last-mile delivery efficiency.
- Walmart is currently testing dark stores, which are brick-and-mortar locations closed to the public dedicated to fulfilling online orders faster, with one open in Dallas and another planned for Bentonville, Arkansas.
- Walmart introduced dark stores to meet growing demand for faster delivery amid its broader e-commerce expansion and ongoing competition with Amazon, which has posted higher revenue in recent quarters.
- The company is focused on improving customer convenience by expanding rapid delivery capabilities, achieving a 91% increase in orders delivered within three hours during Q1, and aiming to provide such swift delivery options to nearly the entire U.S. population.
- Walmart’s Q1 financial results showed a 2.5% revenue increase to $165.6 billion, a 4.3% rise in operating income to $7.1 billion, and U.S. e-commerce profitability for the first time, which CFO John David Rainey called "an important milestone for our company."
- These investments in dark stores and delivery innovations suggest Walmart’s strategy to streamline online fulfillment and maintain retail leadership amid market pressures, while the company also recently cut 1,500 jobs to optimize operations.
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