Walmart to open in Tehachapi

Vanessa Romo
1:20 PM, Jul 25, 2018

Walmart wants to come into your home and  stock your fridge  — while you're not there. The retail giant is teaming up with smart security company August Home to test out delivering groceries and other items inside customer homes. It works like this: A customer orders things from Walmart.com, and a delivery person brings the items to their house. That person gets a one-time passcode for the home's smart lock. Then, the homeowner can watch them on security cameras as they stock the fridge and bring in other items. The homeowner will get a notification once their door is locked. SEE MORE: Google And Walmart Unite To Steal Amazon's Thunder For now, Walmart is trying the idea with a select group of homes that already have August Home software. The test is part of Walmart's ultimate goal of making things more convenient for consumers. The company's delivery endeavor comes months after Amazon announced its  acquisition of Whole Foods.  Some outlets called the move a "game-changer" in the grocery game. Trending stories at Newsy.com Solar Energy In US Faces A Cloudy Future Uber May Not Be Driving In London For Much Longer Securities And Exchange Commission Finally Discloses 1-Year-Old Hack

TEHACHAPI, Calif. - The city of Tehachapi approved building permits Tuesday with Eleven Western Builders Inc., making it possible to begin building a new Walmart store by next week. 

And although the process toward finalizing these plans took about nine years, said city Development Services Director Jay Schlosser, the Eleven Western Builders Inc., expects the new Walmart store to be finished by spring 2019. 

Construction will begin at the lot of Tucker Road and Tehachapi Boulevard. 

 

 

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