Walmart expands same-day delivery reach with geospatial technology

Precision hexagonal mapping.

One delivery, many stores

With this new delivery mapping approach, customers can now have their delivery orders fulfilled by multiple Walmart stores within their service area. Previously, a customer’s order might have been fulfilled by a single Walmart store based on their location, which sometimes meant that if a product wasn’t available at that store, the customer would receive their order in multiple deliveries at different times. 

Now, with geospatial technology refining and expanding Walmart’s delivery zones, a customer may be covered by multiple stores. If one store doesn’t have a particular item but another nearby location does, delivery drivers can pick up products from both, ensuring customers receive all the products in their order in one seamless delivery.

“We’re excited about how technology is helping us simplify our customers’ lives, and geospatial technology is one of the many ways making Walmart delivery more accessible and convenient for more households than ever,” Walmart said.

Walmart has been taking a variety of steps to enhance its delivery offering. In January 2025, the retailer made same-day pharmacy delivery available in 49 states for both new prescriptions and medication refills.

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The company has also been growing its next-generation fulfillment center model featuring an automated, high-density storage and retrieval system. Other initiatives include utilizing a personalized replenishment algorithm to learn and anticipate regularly purchased items for its InHome delivery service and expanding drone delivery.

Based in Bentonville, Ark., Walmart Inc. operates more than 10,500 stores and numerous e-commerce websites in 19 countries.