Lowe's Launches 20-Minute Drone Delivery for 100 Products With DoorDash and Wing
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Updated · CNBC · Sep 24
Lowe's Launches 20-Minute Drone Delivery for 100 Products With DoorDash and Wing
3 articles · Updated · CNBC · Sep 24
Summary
Lowe's has started a drone-delivery pilot in Matthews, North Carolina, letting eligible customers order more than 100 home-improvement items through DoorDash for arrival in as little as 20 minutes.
The service targets mid-project shortages that interrupt jobs, with Wing drones carrying roughly 2.5-pound orders within a 5-mile radius of the store.
Lowe's called it the first drone-delivery offering by a home-improvement retailer and said it could expand beyond North Carolina if testing and customer feedback are positive.
The move puts Lowe's alongside Amazon, Walmart and Uber Eats in using drones for faster fulfillment, even as the technology still faces noise, privacy and airspace-approval hurdles.