Busy families rejoice - Walmart Grocery Pickup is launching in Atlantic Canada

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Walmart Canada

Oct 23, 2018, 04:45 ET

  • Customers' orders are loaded directly into their vehicles at the store
  • Free service helps customers save time while enjoying Walmart's low prices
  • Orders can be placed and picked up on the same day
  • NEW mobile check-in option launching in select markets today, including Atlantic Canada

MISSISSAUGA, ON, Oct. 23, 2018 /CNW/ - Here ahead of the holidays, Walmart Canada announced today the launch of Walmart Grocery Pickup in Atlantic Canada. Grocery shopping has never been easier – or faster! Starting October 23, this free service is now available in Atlantic Canada, allowing consumers to shop for their groceries online on Walmart.ca/Grocery, or through the Walmart app, and pick up at select Nova Scotia and New Brunswick Walmart stores. Walmart's Grocery Pickup is currently available at select locations in Ontario, Quebec, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba and now New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.

With this new service, customers can place a grocery order for pick up from a location that is convenient for them, from the comfort of home, at work, or on-the-go. Walmart's pickup service can help Canadians save time and money.

Highly-trained grocery associates prepare the order, carefully selecting each product. Shoppers simply pull into a designated pickup parking spot, alerting an associate of their arrival. Their order is brought out and loaded directly into their vehicle. The minimum online grocery order is $50 before taxes.

"Walmart is known for saving our customers money, and with the launch of Grocery Pickup in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia as well as mobile check-in, customers in these provinces will also be saving valuable time with grocery shopping," said Daryl Porter, vice president of omni-channel operations and online grocery, Walmart Canada. "We continue to improve, expand and grow our services for our customers from coast-to-coast."

Mobile check-in gives consumers even more choice
Launching on October 23 in 22 locations and five markets across the country, mobile check-in is a new feature of the Walmart app allowing customers to choose to advise the store that they are on their way to pick up their order. Thirty minutes prior to their scheduled pick up time, customers will receive a push notification prompting them to check-in with a single tap. Store associates then receive a notification when the customer is 10 minutes out. As a result, the customer's order is ready upon their arrival in the designated Grocery Pickup parking area.

Customers can shop for fresh groceries, including Canada No. 1 grade fruits and vegetables and organic produce, Canadian AAA Angus beef, pork, chicken and seafood. All fresh groceries come with a 100% satisfaction money-back guarantee. They can also shop for dairy, baked goods, deli and frozen foods, as well as health and beauty products, household supplies, pet food, baby food, diapers, and more through Walmart Grocery Pickup.

Walmart Grocery Pickup will be available in Atlantic Canada at the following stores:

For same day service, order by 11 a.m. for pick up after 4 p.m.

About Walmart Canada
Walmart Canada operates a chain of 411 stores nationwide serving more than 1.2 million customers each day. Walmart Canada's flagship online store, www.walmart.ca, is visited by 600,000 customers daily. With more than 85,000 associates, Walmart Canada is one of Canada's largest employers and is ranked one of the country's top 10 most influential brands. Walmart Canada's extensive philanthropy program is focused on supporting Canadian families in need, and since 1994 Walmart has raised and donated more than $300 million to Canadian charities. Additional information can be found at walmartcanada.ca, facebook.com/walmartcanada and at twitter.com/walmartcanada.

SOURCE Walmart Canada

Anne Locke, APEX Public Relations, [email protected] 416-934-2123; Felicia Fefer, Walmart Canada, [email protected] 905-821-2111 x 74466

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