Amazon is taking on Walmart's rural dominance with its latest delivery push

The battle between the world's two biggest retailers is heating up. Amazon said Tuesday that it is adding more than 4,000 "smaller" communities to its coverage area for same-day and next-day delivery service.The e-commerce giant said it has begun stocking more everyday essential items at delivery stations to ensure they're available within hours of a customer placing an order. "Everybody loves fast delivery," Worldwide Amazon Stores CEO Doug Herrington said in a statement."Whether you live in Monmouth, Io ...