Walmart partners with Google for voice enabled shopping | Progresiv

Walmart will collaborate with Google to let shoppers order hundreds of thousands of items on Walmart.com through Google's voice-activated assistant, either on the Google Express app on a smartphone or via a Google Home device.

The partnership will be available for shoppers in the US beginning in late September 2017. Walmart will integrate its Easy Reorder program, which tracks shoppers' purchases, into Google Express, enabling personalized recommendations based on their previous purchases. Delivery of orders is free as long as they are above Google Express' and Walmart's minimums.

Next year, Walmart will expand the capability so shoppers can pick up their voice orders in-store, or order fresh groceries.  (www.kantarretailiq.com)