Walmart Launches Morning Pickup Hour for At-Risk Customers

Retail titan Walmart (NYSE: WMT) rolled out an early bird pickup hour for people over 60 and other customers particularly at risk of serious consequences from coronavirus infections, according to a Tuesday press release. The grocery pickup is only operational at some of the chain's locations, but its website offers a map and other resources so shoppers can easily determine local availability.

At the participating outlets, the hour between 7 a.m. and 8 a.m. is reserved for those who qualify as at-risk. This category includes customers 60 years old or older, individuals with disabilities, all types of officially designated first responders, and anyone else classified as "at-risk" by CDC standards. These people are either more likely to develop dangerous complications if they catch COVID-19 or, in the case of first responders, are likely already subject to high exposure.

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