Local Express to Offer Delivery for Specialty Food and Beverage Retailers through Walmart GoLocal
21 June 2022 - 11:00PM
Business Wire
Collaboration enables independent stores to
offer convenient and flexible delivery to more shoppers and
communities
Independent food and beverage businesses nationwide have
increased access to same-day or next-day delivery via Local Express
through Walmart GoLocal, Walmart’s white-label delivery as a
service offering. The collaboration will enable Local Express, an
end-to-end eCommerce platform for food retailers, to expand its
delivery capabilities to serve additional businesses in areas
including Chicago, Miami and Arlington, Texas.
Local Express is the first Walmart GoLocal client to focus more
broadly on specialty food and beverage retailers such as local
independent grocers, bakeries and restaurants as Walmart GoLocal
expands and commercializes among small, mid-sized and large
businesses.
“Local Express is focused on modernizing the e-commerce
experience for food and beverage retailers everywhere. As there
continues to be strong consumer demand for delivery, it’s
especially important for retailers to have a seamless online
ordering and delivery experience,” said Bagrat Safarian, CEO of
Local Express. “Our collaboration with Walmart GoLocal will enable
our food and beverage providers to offer low-cost, convenient
delivery to their customers and stay competitive.”
Walmart GoLocal serves businesses of all sizes and uses
Walmart’s delivery infrastructure and experience to enable local
businesses to get their products to customers more efficiently and
at a lower cost. Over the last three years, Walmart has scaled its
local delivery network to serve more than 2,000 retail locations
nationwide.
“We are excited to work with Local Express to bring low-cost,
customizable delivery capabilities to their independent food and
beverage providers,” said Harsit Patel, general manager and vice
president of Walmart GoLocal. “Walmart’s scale, delivery
infrastructure and world-class operations means we can bring
reliability to business owners while they focus on serving their
customers.”
With more than 500 onboarded stores, Local Express offers
private-brand web stores, mobile apps, self-checkout, and kiosks
for customer convenience, as well as AI tools to manage
fulfillment, inventory, deliveries, and shipments.
“We know how important delivery is for our customers, and they
want that process to be as reliable and efficient as possible,”
said Jonas C. Veneration, head of information technology at Seafood
City, a Local Express client. “Working with Local Express and now
Walmart GoLocal will help us pursue a new channel and bring our
products to more customers with the convenience and ease they
expect.”
Walmart GoLocal continues to expand and sign new clients. For
more information on Walmart GoLocal, please visit
www.walmartgolocal.com. For more information on Local Express,
visit localexpress.io.
About Local Express
Local Express creates and brings together online and in-store
experiences through an all-in-one eCommerce platform, built
specifically for those in the independent food and beverage
business – butchers, delis, bakeries, and groceries. With Local
Express, food retailers can offer branded digital tools for
customers' convenience, while increasing productivity with AI tools
to manage fulfillment, inventory, deliveries, and shipments. Local
Express brings seamless omnichannel technology solutions,
unparalleled customer support, and lightning-fast onboarding. Local
Express is your partner for success.
About Walmart
Walmart Inc. (NYSE: WMT) helps people around the world save
money and live better — anytime and anywhere — in retail stores,
online, and through their mobile devices. Each week, approximately
230 million customers and members visit more than 10,500 stores and
clubs under 46 banners in 24 countries and eCommerce websites. With
fiscal year 2022 revenue of $573 billion, Walmart employs
approximately 2.3 million associates worldwide. Walmart continues
to be a leader in sustainability, corporate philanthropy and
employment opportunity. Additional information about Walmart can be
found by visiting corporate.walmart.com, on Facebook at
facebook.com/walmart and on Twitter at twitter.com/walmart.
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