The Home Depot Teams Up with Walmart GoLocal to Enhance Local Delivery Capabilities
October 06 2021 - 5:00AM
Business Wire
The home improvement retailer is the first to
join Walmart’s new delivery as a service business, which uses
Walmart’s expansive network to provide white-label delivery for
businesses of all sizes
Two of the world’s leading retailers are working together to
expand same-day and next-day delivery capabilities for home
improvement customers in the U.S. With Walmart GoLocal, The Home
Depot customers have another option for same-day or next-day
delivery on a variety of home improvement products.
“The Home Depot is continuously working to give customers the
most convenient shopping experience in home improvement, and that
includes providing a wide range of fast and reliable delivery
options,” said Stephanie Smith, senior vice president of supply
chain for The Home Depot. “This partnership brings us even closer
to our goal of offering same-day or next-day delivery to 90 percent
of the U.S. population.”
The company will offer delivery with Walmart GoLocal in select
markets in the coming weeks, with plans to expand to multiple
markets across the country by the end of the year. Products that
qualify for this scheduled delivery, including tools, fasteners,
paint and other supplies that easily fit in a car, will have that
option enabled at online checkout.
“We’re honored to work with The Home Depot in our shared goal of
making fast and reliable local delivery available in every
community we serve, including rural and suburban areas, where we
both have a strong retail presence,” said John Furner, president
and CEO, Walmart U.S. “We’re excited to welcome The Home Depot as
Walmart GoLocal’s first retail client and look forward to helping
power their local delivery efforts.”
The Home Depot is building a comprehensive, innovative delivery
network to provide customers with same-day or next-day delivery
options no matter the product or project – whether that’s a box of
nails, décor items or big and bulky shipments of lumber, drywall or
appliances. Its network accommodates products of any size or
volume, with delivery options for both Pro and DIY customers. In
addition, The Home Depot’s 2,300 retail stores offer traditional
in-store shopping experiences as well as the ability for customers
to place orders online and pick them up in-store at a service desk,
locker or curbside. Scheduled delivery is also available –
customers can choose which day their project materials will be
delivered directly to their homes or jobsites.
In fiscal 2020, The Home Depot saw sales on digital platforms
increase 86 percent, with more than half of online orders fulfilled
through stores. The company moved a record 1.2 billion cubic feet
of products through its delivery network and achieved record sales
of $132.1 billion.
Walmart recently launched Walmart GoLocal to extend the
retailer’s expertise in local delivery to businesses of all sizes
at competitive pricing. This includes delivery on a range of items,
including those with size and complex requirements, as well as the
flexibility to meet varying delivery timelines, such as express,
same-day and next-day delivery. With Walmart GoLocal, businesses
can focus on what they do best while leaving delivery speed and
efficiency to Walmart.
About The Home Depot
The Home Depot is the world’s largest home improvement specialty
retailer. The company operates a total of 2,300 Home Depot retail
stores in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico,
U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, 10 Canadian provinces and Mexico. In
fiscal 2020, The Home Depot had sales of $132.1 billion and
earnings of $12.9 billion. The company employs approximately
500,000 associates. The Home Depot’s stock is traded on the New
York Stock Exchange (NYSE: HD) and is included in the Dow Jones
industrial average and Standard & Poor’s 500 index.
About Walmart Inc.
Walmart Inc. (NYSE: WMT) helps people around the world save
money and live better - anytime and anywhere - in retail stores,
online, and through their mobile devices. Each week, approximately
220 million customers and members visit approximately 10,500 stores
and clubs under 48 banners in 24 countries and eCommerce websites.
With fiscal year 2021 revenue of $559 billion, Walmart employs 2.2
million associates worldwide. Walmart continues to be a leader in
sustainability, corporate philanthropy and employment opportunity.
Additional information about Walmart can be found by visiting
corporate.walmart.com, on Facebook at facebook.com/walmart and on
Twitter at twitter.com/walmart.
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