Walmart Has Developed The First Drive-Thru Supermarket

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The biggest company in the U.S. has developed a revolutionary shopping system.

According to Daily Mail, Walmart, the world's biggest supermarket company, has created a new system which allows customers to shop online in advance and then pick up their groceries, all without stepping for in the store.

Reportedly, customers can shop online up to "3 weeks in advance, and then instead of waiting for the delivery, they can pick it up whenever they want from the depot with at least two hours' notice - and have a sales assistant load up the boot after you've approved the fresh produce." The new service will be called "Walmart To Go," and is set to boost Walmart's revenue.

A similar business model to Walmart To Go is Stop & Shop's "Peapod," which has been around since its earliest form in 1989. The two systems are almost exactly alike except for the fact that Peapod delivers and Walmart To Go does not.

With that said, Walmart is developing the new service in order to keep up with a changing consumer market.

Deisha Barnett, corporate spokesman for Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

told Daily Mail, "We know at Wal-Mart our customers' needs are changing." Being one of the biggest businesses in the world, there is no surprise that Walmart has taken the initiative when it comes to keeping up with a changing economy.

Walmart To Go is not available nationally yet, however, the company is making headway with the new service and hopes to have new locations popping up across the country soon.