Walmart prepares to take off in Amazon’s backyard with Seattle-area drone delivery in 2027

What happened

(Walmart Photo) Walmart looks like it might beat Amazon to the skies over the Seattle area as the retail giant announced this week that it plans to bring automated drone delivery to the region in 2027. Details on which Seattle-area stores will offer the service have not yet been announced.

The move is part of a broader nationwide push by Walmart and drone operator Wing — a subsidiary of Google parent Alphabet — to scale across nearly 20 U.S. Walmart and Wing are partnering on drone delivery service that is expanding across the U.S.

There are no Walmart stores within Seattle city limits, but The Seattle Times reported that permit filings point to initial groundwork underway at store locations in Federal Way and Tacoma. Federal Way Mayor Jim Ferrell said his community south of Seattle is looking forward to bringing the region “an incredible new convenience” with the advanced delivery solutions.