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Walmart Wing Drone Delivery 2026 Expansion: Reaching 40 Million Americans

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Walmart expands its drone delivery partnership with Alphabet's Wing to 150 more stores in 2026, reaching 10% of the US population. Learn about the new cities and the future of logistics.

Forty million Americans are about to see their deliveries take flight. According to TechCrunch, Walmart is scaling its on-demand drone delivery service to an additional 150 stores through an expanded partnership with Wing, the drone unit owned by Google's parent company, Alphabet. This move solidifies the retail giant's dominance in the autonomous logistics space.

Scaling Walmart Wing Drone Delivery 2026 Operations

With this expansion, Walmart will operate its autonomous delivery drones in a total of 270 locations. This infrastructure will service approximately 10% of the U.S. population. The company has dubbed this the 'largest residential drone delivery service,' having already completed more than 150,000 successful deliveries since its initial launch.

Major City Rollouts and 2027 Outlook

Building on success in Dallas-Fort Worth and Atlanta, the service will roll out gradually throughout 2026 and into 2027. New territories include major metropolitan hubs such as Los Angeles, St. Louis, Cincinnati, and Miami. Greg Cathey, senior VP at Walmart, stated that the strong adoption confirmed that drone delivery is the 'future of convenience' for essentials and last-minute needs.

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