Walmart (WMT) will pay independent delivery drivers new financial incentives to pick up online orders at its U.S. stores and deliver them to shoppers during the holiday season, Reuters’ Siddharth Cavale reports. The move is part of Walmart’s strategy for boosting sales to upper-income households and competing with rival Amazon.com (AMZN), which is selling more everyday essentials to shoppers that it delivers in a day or two.
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