Walmart's new pilot program allows employees to make extra money by delivering online orders on their way home from work, reports Bloomberg.
Here are four things to know.
- The retailer launched the program in three store locations in New Jersey and Arkansas.
- Employees use their own cars to deliver the packages, and Walmart assigns delivery routes based on employees' home location, according to a Thursday blog post from the company.
- Walmart did not disclose how the employees would be paid for the deliveries in the post, reports Bloomberg.
- The pilot program aligns with Walmart's efforts to boost online orders and offer faster deliveries to compete with Amazon's expansive online reach, according to the report.
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