As reported on Engadget.
By Mariella Moon
Oh, boy. Local mom-and-pop shops in Denver aren’t going to like this: Walmart’slooking to increase pressure on local businesses by delivering groceries straight to your waiting arms. Yes, that includes fresh produce, as well as dry and frozen items, which will surely make workaholics (and shut-ins) out there happy. The Walmart To Go service has been shuttling perishable goods to people’s doorsteps in San Francisco and San Jose for the past two years, but it’s only now that Denver’s getting the special treatment. If doing your grocery shop before 8am (to ensure same-day delivery) sounds like your way to buy bulk oats, feel free to register at Walmart To Go’s website and pray you get picked for the closed beta. The bad news is that the big box chain has yet to greenlight its crowdsourcing delivery idea, so there’s still no chance to make friends through mutual love of giant retail chains.