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Thursday, September 06, 2018

Wal-Mart Pilots Crowd sourced Grocery Delivery

What appears to be a novel effort with independently managed delivery drivers.

Walmart pilots crowdsourced grocery delivery platform
Spark Delivery store-to-door service uses independent drivers  By Russell Redman  in SupermarketNews

Walmart has begun testing a crowdsourcing-based service that enlists drivers using their own vehicles to provide last-mile delivery of groceries ordered online.

Dubbed Spark Delivery, the service leverages delivery logistics platform Bringg to engage with independent drivers to pick up grocery orders at Walmart stores and deliver them directly to customers. The drivers are recruited and managed by Delivery Drivers Inc. (DDI), a national firm specializing in last-mile contractor management.  .... " 

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