Walmart makes InHome direct-to-fridge deliveries an optional perk of Walmart Plus

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Walmart Plus subscribers will be able to get In Home delivery for an additional $7 per month or $40 per year. The service, which brings groceries and other goods from your local Walmart to the inside of your home, was previously available as a separate subscription.

The new $138 annual price of In Home is $10 less than the previous annual price and comes with perks of a Plus membership. Of course, this doesn't include the added fees associated with purchasing a compatible $49.95 Level smart lock, $49.95 genie automatic garage door opener, or garage keypad that delivery drivers will use to open your front door or garage

The service called Amazon Key was launched by the online retail giant. Amazon Key requires the purchase of a smart lock or garage door opener if you want delivery drivers to go inside your home to deliver. Amazon is giving Prime members in the US a free one-year subscription to GrubHub.

Existing Plus members can upgrade their subscription to gain access to the service if they choose to do so. The Plus plan costs $122.95 per month or $98 per year without In Home delivery. It offers a variety of perks other than priority access to hard-to-get electronics, such as free shipping and grocery deliveries.

In addition to introducing the new plan, Walmart announced that it is expanding its InHome service to more cities, which it says almost doubles its service range. The company plans to deliver 30 million homes by the end of the year. In order to support the expansion, Walmart will hire 3,000 additional delivery drivers and develop an all-electric fleet of delivery vehicles.

Whitney Pegden, the vice president and general manager of InHome, said, "InHome has one of the highest customer experience ratings in the business, and now we've made it even easier to access in even more locations as we grow to over 30 million households by the end of