Walmart Changes the Way They Do Geographic Delivery
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Basically, they are moving to "hexagons" rather than US Zip codes
First, dividing into hexagons instead of using the default segment — zip codes — means that customers who live near each other will have much more uniform delivery availability.
As Walmart put it: “A household that might have previously been just beyond the delivery boundary, now can enjoy the same convenient service as their neighbors across the street.”
Also, smaller hexagons also mean a lot more data behind the scenes on what’s available to customers located within each segment. This is especially useful when a customer orders multiple items that are in stock at one Walmart but not another.
“Walmart delivery drivers can pick up products from both, ensuring customers receive everything they need in one seamless delivery,” according to the company’s statement.
Finally, and closest to the bottom line, Walmart says that dividing geographic areas into hexagons ultimately means it can expand the number of U.S. households that can get same-day delivery of products from Walmart by 12 million.
In a separate statement recently, Walmart said it’s now able to provide same-day delivery to 93% of the nation’s households.
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Basically, they are moving to "hexagons" rather than US Zip codes
First, dividing into hexagons instead of using the default segment — zip codes — means that customers who live near each other will have much more uniform delivery availability.
As Walmart put it: “A household that might have previously been just beyond the delivery boundary, now can enjoy the same convenient service as their neighbors across the street.”
Also, smaller hexagons also mean a lot more data behind the scenes on what’s available to customers located within each segment. This is especially useful when a customer orders multiple items that are in stock at one Walmart but not another.
“Walmart delivery drivers can pick up products from both, ensuring customers receive everything they need in one seamless delivery,” according to the company’s statement.
Finally, and closest to the bottom line, Walmart says that dividing geographic areas into hexagons ultimately means it can expand the number of U.S. households that can get same-day delivery of products from Walmart by 12 million.
In a separate statement recently, Walmart said it’s now able to provide same-day delivery to 93% of the nation’s households.
@taiwan_girl said in Walmart Changes the Way They Do Geographic Delivery:
As Walmart put it: “A household that might have previously been just beyond the delivery boundary, now can enjoy the same convenient service as their neighbors across the street.”
This seems dumb. Any predefined delivery zone will have boundaries, ergo someone living across the street who is in a different zone.
