Walmart has made the leap to launch a prescription home delivery service after collecting feedback from customers who say they want the service, according to a press release. The company already offers home delivery of its store products and groceries, so prescription drugs are its next logical offering. The service is now live in Arkansas, Missouri, New York, Nevada, South Carolina, and Wisconsin. In January 2025, Walmart expects to have the drug delivery service available in 49 states. With the app, customers will be able to schedule on-demand, express, and same-day delivery with some drop offs arriving as soon as 30 minutes. Once packages are delivered, customers will receive photo confirmation, according to the company. Walmart+ program members will receive free delivery, and everyone else will pay a standard delivery charge of $9.95.
Instant scale: With 4,600 store locations featuring pharmacies, Walmart certainly has the scale—and more recently, the infrastructure—to launch a home-delivery option. Because it can apply insurance coverage, the retailer could attract new customers away from the retail pharmacy brands that have been announcing store closures lately such as CVS and Philadelphia-based Rite Aid.
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