In September, the retailer began offering its Express Delivery service until 10 p.m. on orders placed by 9:30 p.m. at 4,000 stores across the U.S. The discount chain, which leveraged its enhanced supply chain capabilities to provide a better customer experience for the 2023 holiday season, has more than 4,000 of its 4,700 U.S. stores operating as delivery hubs that fulfill and deliver a variety of different order types. Third-party marketplace In August 2023, the retailer kicked off its first-ever Walmart Marketplace Seller Summit, a two-day event attended by a group of third-party sellers that do business on the site. At that time, Walmart also unveiled several new online fulfillment and marketing capabilities designed to not only attract new sellers but retain existing ones. These included local pickup and delivery, big and bulky and multi-box fulfillment from Walmart Fulfillment Services (WFS), and enabling brands to create their own curated pages and shelves on the Walmart site.