Walmart bringing voice ordering, pickup towers to Mississippi. How do they work? - Jackson Clarion Ledger

Sarah Fowler Mississippi Clarion Ledger

Published 5:00 AM EDT Apr 15, 2019

Do you wish you didn't have to spend so much time buying groceries or remembering what to put on your list?

What if you could just say, "Hey Google, talk to Walmart," and start filling up that grocery cart?

Soon, that will be possible as Walmart brings its new voice ordering on Google Assistant, launched earlier this month, to some of its 85 stores in Mississippi.

In addition to its Voice Order service, Walmart will be offering grocery delivery in some areas, expanding grocery store pickup and adding online pickup towers to several locations, the company said in a news release this month.

It is also planning an estimated $45.8 million in store improvements and renovations in Mississippi this year, including at its metro Jackson locations in Pearl, Clinton and Flowood.

“We can’t wait for Mississippi customers to experience the new and innovative ways Walmart is enhancing the retail experience,” James Winchester, regional manager of Walmart in Mississippi, said in a news release. 

How does Walmart Voice Order with Google Assistant work? 

With a Google Assistant, Walmart customers talk to their devices — for example, on their Android phones and iPhones, watches or Google Home Hub — and their requested items are added to their grocery cart.

Orders are tracked by the device so, if a customer tells the Google Assistant to order "milk," their favorite brand of milk is automatically put on the list.

The list does not have to be complied all at once; items can be added over days. 

While Walmart is kicking off with Google, others are expected to be added, the company said on its website.

It should be noted that Walmart Voice Order is only available to customers that offer store pickup or delivery.

Walmart grocery delivery and pickup expanding in Mississippi

Grocery delivery will become available at 14 Mississippi stores in 2019 but a list those stores was not immediately available. Shipping on the service is $9.95.

Grocery store pickup will be expanded to an additional 18 stores in Mississippi by the end of the year, the company's news release stated, though specific stores were not immediately available.

How do Walmart online pickup towers work? 

Pickup towers will be unveiled at 15 stores, benefiting customers who have placed an order online. Once their order is ready, customers approach a "16-feet tall, high-tech vending machine" located in the store, scan a barcode sent to their smartphone and retrieve their items. The machine can "fulfill a customer's online order in less than a minute."

Will there be a Walmart pickup tower near me?

According to Walmart's news release, these 15 stores in Mississippi will be getting online pickup towers. 

• 2301 S. Harper Road, Corinth 
• 1913 N Hwy. 45 Frontage Road, Columbus
• 1831 MS-1, Greenville
• 4253 Denny Ave., Pascagoula
• 2202 US-82, Greenwood
• 1625 US 49, Magee
• 205 House-Carlson Drive, Batesville
• 1655 Sunset Drive, Grenada
• 710 N. Davis Ave., Cleveland
• 1608 Veterans Blvd., McComb 
• 1001 Highway 98 Bypass, Columbia
• 2150 Iowa Blvd., Vicksburg
• 7950 Craft Goodman, Frontage Road, Olive Branch
• 6811 Southcrest Pkwy., Southaven
• 3911 Bienville Blvd., Ocean Springs

Mississippi Walmart locations to be renovated in 2019 

• 100 Interchange Drive, Fulton
• 5520 US-80 E, Pearl 
• 1621 MS-15, Laurel
• 1350 Azalea Drive, Waynesboro 
• 1001 Highway 98 Bypass, Columbia 
• 11228 Old 63 S, Lucedale 
• 950 US-80, Clinton 
• 5341 MS-25, Flowood 
• 1053 E Frontage Drive, Wiggins.

Contact Sarah Fowler at 601-961-7303 or sfowler@gannett.com. Follow her on Facebook and Twitter.

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