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Walmart partners with Google for voice shopping

By TechTaffy Desk

Walmart is making its products available online outside its own website for the first time. The world’s biggest retailer has inked a partnership with Google, under which Walmart products will be available for purchase via the Google ecosystem of channels – through voice with Assistant on Google Home or on the Google Express website or app. Walmart will be launching on Google Express in late-September.

In a blog post, Walmart said it expects to leverage the company’s 4,700 U.S. stores and fulfillment network to create customer experiences that don’t currently exist within voice shopping.

You can find the Google voice post on the announcement here.

Alexa, your move now.

[Image courtesy: Walmart]

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