# In early April, Sam’s Club launched an express delivery service from local stores.

*business · news · 2026-05-21 · FreightWaves*

## Key points

- Sam’s Club fulfilled nearly 65,000 express delivery orders in three weeks after launching one-hour delivery.
- Walmart technology now enables delivery to 60% of the U.S. population in 30 minutes or less.
- Flipkart in India operates over 800 micro-fulfillment centers, averaging delivery time under 13 minutes.
- In China, Walmart delivered 75% of 500 million packages in under one hour last quarter.
- Over half of Walmart’s ecommerce volume is processed by automated systems in fulfillment centers.

**Companies:** Walmart, Flipkart, Target
**Countries:** United States, India, Canada, Mexico, China

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