Walmart makes shopping even easier

Walmart is making online grocery shopping easier by giving consumers the ability to control what they order with their voices.

All consumers have to do is say “Hey, Google. Talk to Walmart” and start adding food to their online shopping cart. The company then uses collected data from previous purchases to know what specific brands consumers want when they simply say, for example “orange juice.”

It works on any device where Google Assistant is available, such as Google Home Hub, Android phones, iPhones and watches.

There's one key requirement that has to be met, though: Walmart Voice Order is available only for customers of the 2,100-plus Walmarts with store pick-up and the more than 800 stores that offer delivery.

"The more you use it, the better we’ll get," Tom Ward, senior vice president of digital operations for Walmart U.S., said in a statement. "We know when using voice technology, customers like to add items to their cart one at a time over a few days – not complete their shopping for the week all at once. So, this capability aligns with the way customers shop."