Wing, the Alphabet-owned company that delivers groceries, over-the-counter drugs and hot lattes, is expanding its partnership with Walmart for the second time in less than a year.
The two companies announced Sunday that they plan to bring the on-demand drone delivery service to an additional 150 Walmart stores. The rollout, which builds on existing services at stores in Dallas-Fort Worth and Atlanta, will take place year-round through 2027, Wing’s new chief operating officer Heather Rivera told TechCrunch.
The expansion suggests customers are using Wing’s drone delivery service enough to warrant the expansion. Rivera said 25 percent of her top customers use the service three times a week. Some of the most commonly ordered items are eggs, minced meat, fresh tomatoes, avocados, limes, lunches and snacks like Takis.
The 150-store expansion announcement follows plans announced in June 2025 to launch in Houston, Orlando, Tampa and Charlotte. Rivera said the Wing will launch in Houston on Jan. 15. Once the expansion is complete, Wing will operate from more than 270 Walmart stores, including Los Angeles, St. Louis, Cincinnati and Miami and will serve approximately 10% of the US population.
The announcement places the former Google X project firmly in the commercial enterprise category. And while Wing has a partnership with DoorDash, its primary path to commerce has been and still is through Walmart.
The companies first partnered in 2023, launching a pilot program to test on-demand drone delivery at two stores in the Dallas metro area that reached about 60,000 homes. The program later grew to 18 Walmart Supercenters in Dallas-Fort Worth and more recently expanded to stores in Atlanta.
Wing will continue to evolve its technology and features, according to Rivera. the company recently completed the first commercial flights for its largest aircraft that can carry a five-pound payload, for example. But overall, he said Wing is focused on co-locating its service to Walmart facilities and integrating into their operations.
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Rivera said Wing will likely try a few different approaches to scaling its operations, such as bundling store openings. It’s an approach Wing used last year when it rolled out six stores together in Atlanta. Rivera would not share if or when her operations are profitable. But Rivera noted that she was brought in to scale the business.
“And that’s what I’m here to do and I’m excited,” she said, later noting that “the volume is definitely fueling our flywheel.” In other words, scaling to as many stores as possible in as many markets as possible is critical to the economics of its business.
