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Why it’s so hard to deliver groceries

Walmart, which is about to expand its unlimited grocery delivery nationwide, knows all about it.

Shopping bags lie on a checkout counter of a Wal-Mart Supercenter in Troy, Ohio.
Shopping bags lie on a checkout counter of a Wal-Mart Supercenter in Troy, Ohio.
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Walmart is expanding its $98-per-year unlimited grocery delivery nationwide in an effort to secure a bigger share of a market in which competitors like Amazon Fresh, Instacart and others offer similar plans. But delivering groceries, especially on the same day they’re ordered, isn’t easy.

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