Miami rapper Pitbull might soon be chilling out in Alaska. 
 
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 In a marketing deal, Walmart will send Pitbull, aka Armando Christian Perez, to the store that gets the most "likes" on its Facebook page. 
 
 Right now, the leading candidate is Kodiak, Alaska. And there might be a reason. 
 
 A writer for The Boston Phoenix newspaper thought it'd be funny to send Pitbull to the most remote Walmart possible, and is encouraging people to "like" the Walmart in Kodiak. 
 
 It seems to be working. 
 
 The Kodiak Walmart had more than 35,000 "likes" Monday, more than five times the town's population. 
 
 Kodiak has a significant lead in the contest to land Pitbull, but actual numbers weren't immediately available, Walmart spokeswoman Sarah Spencer said. 
 
 She says other Walmart shoppers have until July 16 to like their local stores and pull ahead of Kodiak. 
 
 "I know Pitbull is hoping his Miami Walmart shoppers start liking their Facebook page," she said. 
 
 That would require some heavy lifting, with one Miami location sitting tight with 45 "likes" Monday. 
 
 "He's definitely coming to Kodiak if Kodiak wins," she said. 
 
 It would be the rapper's first visit to Alaska. 
 
 Pitbull, who is touring Europe, seems to be taking the contest in good nature. "Wherever the fans want to have a party, I will be there," he said in an emailed statement sent Monday from Austria. 
 
 Kodiak Island is about 225 miles southwest of Anchorage. It's home to the nation's largest Coast Guard base, and the island is known for its Kodiak brown bear population. 
 
 That fact wasn't lost on Pitbull, who tweeted Saturday: "I hear there's bear repellant at Kodiak, Alaska (at)walmartspecials." ||||| Pitbull may be headed to a Walmart on the secluded island of Kodiak, Alaska, reports the Associated Press. 
 
 As part of a marketing deal, Walmart plans to send the reggaeton star to the store that lands the most "likes" on its Facebook page by July 16th. However, David Thorpe, a writer for the Boston Phoenix and the popular humor website SomethingAwful.com, found it entertaining to campaign to send Pitbull to the most isolated store possible by pushing the Kodiak location and rallying the Internet to swarm its Facebook page with "likes." As of today, it had surpassed 35,000 "likes" and spawned a rather successful Twitter campaign called #ExilePitbull. 
 
 For his part, Pitbull remains a good sport, tweeting, "I hear there's bear repellant at Kodiak, Alaska" and adding the #ExilePitbull hashtag. "Wherever the fans want to have a party, I will be there," he added in an emailed statement. ||||| Walmart testing Uber, Lyft for online grocery delivery 
 
 Photo: Jae C. Hong, Associated Press Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 FILE - In this May 9, 2013 file photo, a worker pushes shopping carts in front of a Wal-Mart store in La Habra, Calif. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. says it will be testing its grocery delivery service with ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft in the next two weeks in Denver and Phoenix. That's in addition to a quiet pilot program that started in March 2016 with Deliv for its Sam's Club customers that involves delivery of general merchandise and grocery for business members in Miami. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File) less FILE - In this May 9, 2013 file photo, a worker pushes shopping carts in front of a Wal-Mart store in La Habra, Calif. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. says it will be testing its grocery delivery service with ride-hailing ... more Photo: Jae C. Hong, Associated Press Walmart testing Uber, Lyft for online grocery delivery 1 / 1 Back to Gallery 
 
 BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Walmart is testing its grocery delivery service with ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft for a couple of weeks in Denver and Phoenix. 
 
 That’s in addition to a quiet pilot program that started in March with Deliv for its Sam’s Club customers, which involves delivery of general merchandise and groceries for business members in Miami. 
 
 The move is the latest step in the retailer’s efforts to better compete with Amazon, which is delivering groceries directly to shoppers’ homes in several markets. 
 
 Walmart’s test works this way: A customer in one of the test locations orders groceries online and then selects a delivery window. A personal shopper will then select the products, and the team may request a driver from Uber or Lyft to go to the store, pick up the customer’s order and take it directly to the customer’s location. 
 
 Customers pay Walmart the regular $7 to $10 delivery charge online and make no payments to the driver. 
 
 “We’re thrilled about the possibility of delivering new convenient options to our customers, and about working with some transformative companies in this test,” Michael Bender, executive vice president and chief operating officer of Walmart Global e-commerce wrote in a blog post last week. He noted that the company will “start small and let our customers guide us.” 
 
 The tests with Uber and others come as Walmart is also rapidly expanding its curbside grocery delivery to 14 new markets for a total of 54 markets and in over 200 stores. That service allows customers to order groceries online and then pick them up outside a store. Walmart says 90 percent of its curbside customers are repeat users, and more than 90 percent of those orders include fresh grocery items like dairy and produce. 
 
 Walmart has also been testing grocery home delivery service in San Jose and Denver. 
 
 Walmart’s main focus, however, has been further capitalizing on its power to combine its brick-and-mortar stores with online shopping.
– Pitbull's marketing deal with Walmart may backfire on him: The Miami rapper is getting sent to whichever Walmart store gets the most "likes" on its Facebook page, and right now the store in the lead is in … Kodiak, Alaska, population just north of 6,000. That's because Boston Phoenix writer and SomethingAwful.com founder David Thorpe figured it would be hilarious to get people to purposely like the Kodiak store in order to exile Pitbull to the remote island location, Rolling Stone reports. The Kodiak Walmart had more than 35,000 likes yesterday, and even has its own Twitter campaign: #ExilePitbull. "I know Pitbull is hoping his Miami Walmart shoppers start liking their Facebook page," a rep for the company tells the AP, but they only have until July 16 to vote and it will be an uphill battle: One Miami location had just 45 likes yesterday. The rapper is taking it all in stride, tweeting, "I hear there's bear repellant at Kodiak, Alaska @walmartspecials @sheets #exilepitbull."