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Walmart Partners With Uber, Lyft for Grocery Deliveries

The service is slated to launch within the next two weeks in Denver and another undisclosed city.

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Don't have time to stop by Walmart for groceries? No sweat. Soon, Uber and Lyft will be able to handle it for you.

Walmart will soon begin piloting a new grocery delivery service through Uber, Lyft, and Deliv. The service is slated to launch within the next two weeks in Denver and another undisclosed city.

Here's how it will work: place your grocery order online and select a delivery window. Walmart's personal shoppers will prepare your order, and request a driver from one of the services to pick it up and bring it to you. Walmart will notify you when the driver is on their way, and you can check "get groceries" off your to-do list.

"It's all seamless to the customer," Walmart said.

You will, of course, have to pay for this convenience. Walmart is charging a $7 to $10 delivery fee; you won't have to pay the driver any extra, though.

Walmart has been quietly testing this idea at Sam's Club in Miami since March. The process there is similar: the store's personal shoppers prepare orders, and they're delivered via Deliv.

"We're thrilled about the possibility of delivering new convenient options to our customers, and about working with some transformative companies in this test," Walmart wrote in a blog post. "We'll start small and let our customers guide us."

Meanwhile, Walmart may in the future add another convenient option: drone deliveries. Following the lead of Amazon and Google, the retailer last year asked the Federal Aviation Administration for permission to test drones for things like package delivery and inventory monitoring.

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Angela Moscaritolo

Angela Moscaritolo

Managing Editor, Consumer Electronics

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I'm PCMag's managing editor for consumer electronics, overseeing an experienced team of analysts covering smart home, home entertainment, wearables, fitness and health tech, and various other product categories. I have been with PCMag for more than 10 years, and in that time have written more than 6,000 articles and reviews for the site. I previously served as an analyst focused on smart home and wearable devices, and before that I was a reporter covering consumer tech news. I'm also a yoga instructor, and have been actively teaching group and private classes for nearly a decade. 

Prior to joining PCMag, I was a reporter for SC Magazine, focusing on hackers and computer security. I earned a BS in journalism from West Virginia University, and started my career writing for newspapers in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia.

The Technology I Use

My little Florida beach bungalow is brimming with smart home tech. I have a smart speaker or display in every room, allowing me to control other connected devices by voice. The Nest Hub on my bedside table lets me set wake-up alarms, control my smart light bulbs, and set the temperature on my smart thermostat. I use the Amazon Echo Show 8 on my kitchen counter to browse recipes, reorder protein powder, check the weather, and watch the news while I do dishes. 

Because I suffer from allergies, air purifiers are essential. My favorite model is the Dyson Purifier Cool TP07, which doubles as a fan and continuously sends indoor pollution data to its companion mobile app. 

My pitbull Bradley sheds, so a good robot vacuum is a must. I currently use a premium Ecovacs Deebot that can both vacuum and mop, empty its own dustbin, and wash its own mop cloth. 

For fitness, I like to mix up my routine with cycling, indoor rowing, running, and strength training in addition to yoga. I take classes on the Tonal 2 smart strength training machine, I row indoors on an Aviron machine, and track my beach runs with an Apple Watch while listening to music on my Apple AirPods Pro. On the weekends, I love riding e-bikes like the rugged, beach-friendly Aventon Aventure for fun and fitness.

My job involves a lot of virtual meetings, so a quality webcam, microphone, and ring light are important. I use the Jabra PanaCast 20 webcam, the Elgato Wave: 3 microphone, and a Yesker tripod ring light. 

As for my preferred phone platform, I'm an iPhone person, but I've also extensively used Android for product testing.

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