Walmart delivered 4.4 billion items with either same-day or next-day shipping speeds in the U.S. over the past 12 months, President and CEO Doug McMillon said on an earnings call last week. The retailer delivered about 20% of those goods in under three hours.
More customers are ordering online through Walmart as delivery times have accelerated, allowing the company to deliver more items per route and increase efficiency. That helped net delivery cost per order improve nearly 40% in the U.S., EVP and CFO John David Rainey said.
The retailer also improved its delivery speeds internationally during the quarter, according to McMillon. For example, same-day orders in India grew more than 150%, and one-hour delivery in China ballooned to 55 million orders.
Source: Supply Chain Dive