Drone delivery is now available at two more NWA Walmarts.

What’s happening: DroneUp recently opened hubs at the Supercenter on Walton Boulevard in Bentonville and the Pinnacle Hills store in Rogers.

  • The first opened last year at the Neighborhood Market on Main Street in Farmington.

The big picture: Walmart has explored using drones for delivering goods to customers over the past few years. The company also uses Zipline drones to transport items from its Pea Ridge store.

  • DroneUp began working with Walmart on delivering COVID-19 tests earlier in the pandemic.

How it works: The drones can make deliveries weighing up to 5 pounds. You order online, and it generally takes less than 30 minutes for your package to arrive, Amy Wiegand, DroneUp spokesperson, told Axios.

  • Deliveries cost $3.99 and are available 8am-8pm daily.

What they’re saying: “Walmart has the mission to provide customers with fast delivery, and we are the drone solution for that, and being in Northwest Arkansas, it’s high…

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Source: www.axios.com