King Of Prussia Walmart Now Offering Online Grocery Delivery

KING OF PRUSSIA, PA — Walmart is officially launching its online grocery delivery service in several local stores, including King of Prussia.

Customers place their orders online or via the Walmart app. Walmart employs more than 18,000 personal shoppers around the country that are trained to select fresh produce and meats for the shoppers.

The service is also debuting in Warminster, Kennett Square, West Berlin, and Cinnaminson, according to Philly.com.

Shoppers can also order groceries onlineand pick up their orders in stores. Customers can call up the Walmart ordering app, make a checklist and submit it. A grocery clerk at the local store then does the shopping. If an item offered online does not match store inventory, then a similar item is substituted.

Customers are notified when the order is ready, and can pull into a reserved space once at the store.

"We're saving customers time by leveraging new technology, and connecting all the parts of our business into a single seamless shopping experience: great stores, easy pickup, fast delivery, and apps and websites that are simple to use," said Greg Foran, president and CEO, Walmart U.S. "We're serving our customers in ways that no one else can. Using our size and scale, we're bringing the best of Walmart to customers across the country."

According to a report from a Deutsche Bank analyst, Paul Trussell, Walmart's online grocery options will help them compete with Amazon, as well as other grocery delivery options in the Philadelphia area like Peapod.

The service will eventually grow to serve more than 100 metro areas across the country, chain officials said.

The King of Prussia Walmart is located on 275 North Gulph Road in King of Prussia.

With reporting from Patch correspondent Chris Dehnel

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