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The retailer said it is partnering with August Home, a provider
of smart locks and smart home accessories, to test the service.
(http://bit.ly/2ffqqvT)
The delivery person would get access to the customer's house
using a pre-authorized one-time passcode and would put away
groceries.
Bentonville, Arkansas-based Wal-Mart said the homeowner would be
in control of the entire experience, receiving a notification
that the delivery is in progress and could also watch the
real-time process.
Wal-Mart said it was running the test in the Silicon Valley with
a handful of August Home customers.
The retailer has been exploring new methods of delivery and in
June said it was testing using its own store employees to
deliver packages ordered online.
Target Corp said in May it was testing its next-day delivery
service, Restock, offering the big-box retailer a foothold in
the competition created by Amazon's Prime service.
(Reporting by Vibhuti Sharma in Bengaluru; Editing by Martina
D'Couto)
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