Walmart Expands 30-Minute Delivery to 33 Markets
Walmart wants your groceries at the door before the ice cream softens. On May 29, the retailer said its 30-minute-or-less delivery had reached 33 U.S. markets, adding a wave of new cities across the Northeast.
Shoppers in those areas can order from more than 100,000 items, everything from fresh produce and baby formula to pet food, electronics, cold medicine, and prescriptions. Behind the scenes, the service leans on Walmart's store network and an algorithm that factors in order size, available drivers, and distance from the store.
"Customers are looking for faster, easier ways to get what they need in the moments that matter," said Tracy Poulliot, chief eCommerce officer for Walmart U.S. "We've been delivering orders in 30 minutes or less for more than a year, and today 26% of our Express Deliveries are already arriving in that timeframe. As customers continue to look for more immediate shopping options, we're making this service more prominent where it's available — helping them get the items they need, right when they need them."
Walmart says it completed millions of 30-minute deliveries in the first quarter of 2026, reaching more than 19,000 ZIP codes, and chief financial officer John David Rainey told analysts that more than 36% of first-quarter orders arrived in under three hours. He thinks Walmart could one day put 30-minute delivery within reach of about 60% of Americans.
Going that fast isn't cheap, though, and the latest squeeze comes from fuel. Rainey said higher energy prices, driven by the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran, cost the company about $175 million in operating income last quarter, and Walmart has cautioned that shoppers may feel some of that at checkout.
"These are real impacts to cost of goods sold for us and our suppliers," Rainey said. "If the current elevated cost environment persists, we'd expect somewhat higher retail price inflation in Q2 and the second half of the year."
Walmart has plenty of company in the speed race. Amazon launched its own half-hour option, Amazon Now, earlier in May, and both giants are chasing delivery apps like DoorDash and Uber Eats.
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The faster service also folds into a bigger makeover, with Walmart planning to remodel more than 650 stores across states such as Connecticut, New York, and Virginia.
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For now, Walmart+ members pay $10 for the 30-minute option, which appears as "Delivery in 30 minutes or less" on the site or app. These are the 33 markets where it is live:
- Arizona: Phoenix
- California: Eureka, Merced, Modesto, Sacramento, Ukiah, Vallejo
- Colorado: Denver
- Delaware: Dover
- Florida: Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Naples, Orlando, Tampa
- Georgia: Atlanta, Warner Robins
- Illinois: Chicago, Freeport
- Maryland: Salisbury
- Minnesota: Minneapolis
- Missouri: St. Louis
- Montana: Bozeman, Kalispell
- Nebraska: Lincoln
- North Carolina: Fayetteville
- Oklahoma: Oklahoma City
- Pennsylvania: Allentown, Philadelphia, Reading, York
- Texas: Austin, Dallas, Houston
- Utah: Salt Lake City
And Walmart says more are coming. Meanwhile, check out recently opened Walmart Supercenters:
- Eastvale, CA - 14100 Limonite Ave
- Apollo Beach, FL - 5551 N U.S. Hwy 41
- Jacksonville, FL - 10000 Omni Dr
- The Villages, FL - Walmart Supercenter #2800, 1115 Waxman Dr
- Celina, TX - 400 Icy Trl
- Eagle Mountain, UT - 9399 N Spring Run Pkwy