Tech Crunch reports that Walmart-owned Sam’s Club “plans to offer Instacart-powered grocery delivery in over half of Sam’s Clubs stores by the end of this month.” The move comes after Sam’s began testing the service earlier this year in Dallas-Fort Worth, Austin, St. Louis, San Diego and Los Angeles.
According to the story, “The deal also allows consumers to shop Sam’s Clubs stores without a membership, including shopping its sales. However, Sam’s Club members will receive lower, membership-only pricing, Walmart says. Deliveries are offered in as little as an hour, and may include non-grocery items, the retailer also notes.”
More importantly, “The partnership between Sam’s Club and Instacart is significant in terms of Walmart’s larger battle with Amazon, which offers grocery pickup and delivery through its Whole Foods division, as well as grocery delivery through AmazonFresh and Prime Now.”
According to the story, “The deal also allows consumers to shop Sam’s Clubs stores without a membership, including shopping its sales. However, Sam’s Club members will receive lower, membership-only pricing, Walmart says. Deliveries are offered in as little as an hour, and may include non-grocery items, the retailer also notes.”
More importantly, “The partnership between Sam’s Club and Instacart is significant in terms of Walmart’s larger battle with Amazon, which offers grocery pickup and delivery through its Whole Foods division, as well as grocery delivery through AmazonFresh and Prime Now.”
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I get it. I’m sure Walmart thinks it makes perfect sense to use the same delivery service for Sam’s Club that is being used by Aldi for its stores.
Makes total sense.
