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Beijing time on August 19 evening news, According to reports, People familiar with the matter said today, American take-out delivery platform DoorDash is about to end years of delivery cooperation with Wal-Mart. Under the partnership, DoorDash can deliver Walmart groceries and other merchandise to consumers.

DoorDash decided to terminate its partnership with Walmart because the deal was no longer "mutually beneficial," the person said. DoorDash also wants to focus more on its long-term customer relationships.

DoorDash sent Walmart a letter terminating the partnership earlier this month, giving it 30 days notice, people familiar with the matter said. This means that the cooperation between the two sides will officially end in September.

DoorDash declined to comment. A Walmart spokesman said the two companies "have agreed to part ways." "We would like to thank DoorDash for working with us over the past few years and for supporting our customers," the spokesperson said. "

The collaboration between the two companies began in April 2018, when DoorDash tested deliveries for Walmart customers in the Atlanta metro area. Later, this cooperation expanded to all states in the United States.

In fact, Walmart has been building its own delivery department as well as using third-party delivery services such as DoorDash. Walmart confirmed today that it is buying Delivery Drivers. Walmart has also worked with Delivery Drivers before.

As the largest grocery store chain in the United States, Walmart has dominated the grocery delivery market. As of June 2021, Walmart controlled 48% of all grocery delivery sales, slightly higher than Instacart's 45%, according to research firm FreightWaves.

DoorDash, meanwhile, continues to build its DoorDash Drive platform. DoorDash launched the service in December 2016, allowing businesses to access their delivery drivers and allowing customers to place orders directly on DoorDash Drive customer websites and apps.

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