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Walmart is asking some of its Spark drivers to prove who they say they are the old-fashioned way — and paying them to do it. Some drivers for the retailer's delivery service are being asked to bring ...

Walmart surprised some of its Spark delivery workers with extra money — tips that they were entitled to, but didn't get until now. Walmart notified Spark gig workers about the "tip adjustment" ...

Some delivery customers offer tips they don't intend to pay to trick drivers into taking an order. This "tip baiting" isn't new, but drivers say it's especially bad on Walmart's Spark platform.

Walmart and a delivery subsidiary are facing a class-action lawsuit led by a former Spark driver who claims he and other couriers were misclassified as independent contractors and denied proper wages ...

Grocery delivery has been booming since the COVID-19 pandemic forced more consumers to adopt the technology. It also offered a way for shoppers to earn a little extra money during an unstable economy.

Walmart's Spark Driver platform is celebrating its fifth anniversary. In a post on the retailer's website, Nav Chadha, vice president of On-Demand Delivery at Walmart, said that what started as a way ...

A viral video appears to show Walmart Spark workers leaving perishable groceries in the sun. The video, posted last week on YouTube, was filmed in the parking lot of an Arizona Walmart. Some Spark ...

Gig delivery workers get $15 for verifying their identity in person. Some drivers have used Spark accounts to make deliveries under other people's names. Walmart is asking some of its Spark drivers to ...

Walmart is asking some Spark delivery drivers to verify their identities at a store. Gig delivery workers get $15 for verifying their identity in person. Some drivers have used Spark accounts to make ...