"'This is helping us to adapt how we service our customers, by allowing us to go from a fixed-mile radius into a much more dynamic catchment area that caters to the needs of the customers that a particular store will serve,' Walmart global tech senior director of engineering Parthibban Raja told Fast Company in December, following a pilot of the concept."
"Walmart is taking a lesson from the humble honeybee in its quest to make its deliveries as fast as possible."
Walmart is leveraging honeycomb-style map segmentation to enhance its same-day delivery service. This strategy, which replaces traditional ZIP code or radius-based methods, allows Walmart to identify more dynamic delivery areas tailored to customer needs. With this innovation, the company can reach 12 million more households, improving fulfillment speed, with nearly a third of e-commerce orders completed in under three hours. By utilizing a combination of proprietary data and open-source software, the retailer aims to optimize delivery efficiency and customer satisfaction across its extensive store network.
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