• Retailer adding 33 lockers to the existing 10 locations in the GTA
  • Keep your secret presents secret – ship your online order to a locker

MISSISSAUGA, ON, Nov. 28, 2014 /CNW/ - Walmart Canada announced today it is adding 33 Grab and Go lockers in the Greater Toronto area to allow more holiday shoppers to take advantage of the new service.

The retailer installed its first set of lockers at 10 locations in the Toronto area in August as part of its initiative to be the universal access point for the customer to get unbeatable prices for their full shopping needs whether through its bricks and mortar stores or through its digital platform.

"We want to provide customers with anytime, anywhere shopping convenience," said Michael Memme, director of transportation at Walmart.ca. "The lockers are an intersection point between our physical and digital stores, providing a terrific option for customers buying presents during the holiday season that want to keep them away from prying eyes and little fingers. It's also a very smart way for customers to send packages to friends and family with no delivery fee, especially when the customer is nowhere near the GTA," added Memme.

Today's announcement follows a series of initiatives Walmart Canada has launched over the past year to dramatically accelerate its ecommerce program. These include doubling its online product assortment on walmart.ca last year and again doubling the assortment this year, launching an online grocery assortment providing a broad range of dry grocery items, and launching free shipping throughout most of Canada.    

The new lockers are being installed in Walmart stores at the following locations between November 24 and December 5:  

MISSISSAUGA (E)

855 MATHESON BLVD W

HAMILTON ©

1115 BARTON STREET EAST

TORONTO (SHERIDAN)

2202 JANE STREET

SCARBOROUGH (SE)

3487 LAWRENCE AVENUE EAST

HAMILTON (COUNTY FAIR)

499 MOHAWK RD. E.

TORONTO (AGINCOURT)

3850 SHEPPARD AVE. E. SUITE 360

BURLINGTON (S)

2065 FAIRVIEW STREET

AURORA

135 FIRST COMMERCE DR.

VAUGHAN (NW)

3600 MAJOR MACKENZIE DRIVE

RICHMOND HILL (S)

255 SILVER LINDEN DRIVE

SCARBOROUGH ©

300 BOROUGH DRIVE

Whitby

4100 BALDWIN ST. SOUTH

SCARBOROUGH (NE)

5995 STEELES AVENUE EAST

VAUGHAN

101 EDGELEY BLVD.

BRAMPTON (E)

30 COVENTRY RD.

OSHAWA

1471 HARMONY ROAD NORTH

OSHAWA (S)

680 LAVAL DRIVE

RICHMOND HILL

1070 MAJOR MACKENZIE DRIVE EAST, UNIT A

MISSISSAUGA (E)

1500 DUNDAS STREET EAST

MARKHAM (E)

500 COPPER CREEK DRIVE

SCARBOROUGH  (E)

799 MILNER AVENUE

TORONTO (DOWNSVIEW)

3757 KEELE STREET

TORONTO (STOCKYARDS)

2525 ST. CLAIR AVE. W.

STOUFFVILLE

1050 HOOVER PARK DRIVE

HAMILTON (SE)

2190 RYMAL ROAD EAST

SCARBOROUGH (S)

3132 EGLINGTON AVE. EAST

TORONTO (DOWNTOWN E)

1000 GERARD ST. E.

OSHAWA (KINGSWAY)

1300 KING STREET EAST

BRAMPTON (S)

15 RESOLUTION DRIVE

MARKHAM

5000 HIGHWAY #7 UNIT Y006A

STONEY CREEK

510 CENTENNIAL PARKWAY NORTH

TORONTO (DUFFERIN MALL)

900 DUFFERIN STREET

ANCASTER

1051 GARNER ROAD WEST

Lockers are currently in place at these locations:

VAUGHN/MAPLE

1900 Major Mackenzie Dr

MISSISSAUGA

800 Matheson Blvd W

MISSISSAUGA

100 City Centre Dr

SCARBOROUGH

1900 Eglington Ave E

OAKVILLE

234 Hays Blvd

NORTH YORK

1305 Lawrence Ave W

MILTON

1280 Steeles Ave E

BURLINGTON

4515 Dundas St

GEORGETOWN

300 Guelph St

WATERDOWN

90 Dundas St E

About Grab and Go
This new delivery program launched August 28, 2014 at 10 sites in the greater Toronto area. Grab & Go offers additional pick up sites for those customers wishing to pick up at a Walmart store for convenience.

The Grab & Go option is offered on site just prior to check out. Should the order qualify for Grab & Go (must be less than 65lbs and no one dimension can exceed 2 meters. Grab & Go locations will be offered to customers that reside within a 50km radius of a locker. The customer then selects the Grab & Go site they wish to use prior to checking out. Customers will receive an email the next day confirming the order has shipped along with a 6 digit PIN code to access their order from the Grab & Go unit. Once at the Grab & Go site, the customer then enters their 6 digit PIN code and the compartment containing their package will open.

Customers have three days to retrieve their order. Should the item not be retrieved after the 3rd day, the item will be returned to Walmart.ca. The refund process will then begin.

About Walmart Canada
Walmart Canada operates a growing chain of 391 stores nationwide serving more than 1.2 million customers each day. Walmart Canada's flagship online store, www.walmart.ca, is visited by 400,000 customers daily. With more than 95,000 associates, Walmart Canada is one of Canada's largest employers and is ranked one of the country's top 10 most influential brands. Walmart Canada's extensive philanthropy program is focused on helping Canadian families in need, and since 1994 Walmart has donated and raised more than $200 million to Canadian charities. Additional information can be found at walmartcanada.ca, facebook.com/walmartcanada and at twitter.com/@walmartcanada.

SOURCE Walmart Canada

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