Walmart announced today that drone grocery delivery is now available to residents of Bartlett, Cordova and West Memphis, giving shoppers the option to receive thousands of everyday items at their doorstep in 30 minutes or less. The service, a partnership with drone network Wing, marks Wing’s first drone deliveries in Tennessee and expands the company’s national rollout.
According to DroneLife, the service covers tens of thousands of homes surrounding three Walmart Supercenters: Store #950 in Bartlett, Store #2322 on North Germantown Parkway in Cordova, and Store #70 in West Memphis, Arkansas. Customers can place orders through the Walmart app, Walmart.com or directly via the Wing app, and can check eligibility at wing.com/walmart.
Wing says its drones cruise at 150 to 200 feet altitude and travel up to 60 miles per hour, hovering about 23 feet above a yard before lowering the package on a tether. The company reports average flight times of five minutes or less. Current payload capacity is up to 2.75 pounds per trip, with plans to increase to five pounds in the future, though no timeline was provided. Action News 5 notes that the drones presently carry just under three pounds per delivery.
Local shoppers expressed enthusiasm. “I think it’s pretty cool, man,” said Tim Heeren, who was shopping at the Bartlett Walmart on Highway 64. Diane Macklie, another Bartlett customer, added, “Only thing I’d be worried about is if it crashed, but other than that, no.” Wing’s chief business officer Heather Rivera said the program offers “a faster, more convenient option for last‑minute groceries and daily necessities, while helping ease neighborhood traffic.”
The rollout follows Wing’s October launch in Charlotte and comes as the company invests up to $125 million in U.S. drone manufacturing to support expansion. Wing reports more than one million deliveries this year and now serves over three million customers across Dallas‑Fort Worth, Atlanta, Houston, Charlotte, Orlando and the Memphis market. The partnership aims to reach nearly 20 major U.S. metros by 2027, targeting 40 million residents nationwide.
Residents can verify service availability in the Walmart app or on wing.com/walmart. Addresses outside the current footprint may join a waitlist, and Wing plans to boost payload capacity to five pounds soon, offering even more flexibility for larger grocery orders.
Sources: actionnews5.com, dronelife.com
