Walmart will start delivering groceries to shoppers across the US — and it’s a direct assault against Amazon (WMT)

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• Walmart is expanding grocery delivery this year to more than 800 stores that will reach 40% of US households.
• Walmart will charge a flat fee of $ 9.95 for delivery and require a minimum order of $ 30 to access the service.
• Walmart is going all-in on grocery delivery one month after Amazon announced it would start offering members of its Prime service free two-hour delivery from Whole Foods, which Amazon acquired last year in a $ 13.7 billion deal.

Walmart is expanding its grocery delivery service across the US this year, the company announced Wednesday. 

The service, which offers same-day delivery in as little as three hours, will be expanded from six metro areas to more than 100, ultimately reaching more than 40% of US households by the end of the year. 

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