Walmart Set to Open Fifth ‘Next-Gen’ Fulfillment Center in Stockton, CA, in 2026
October 12 2023 - 10:00AM
Business Wire
The facility will soon provide new career
pathways for associates and faster shipping speed for
customers.
Walmart is announcing plans to open its fifth ‘next-generation’
fulfillment center in Stockton, California, in 2026. The new
900,000 square-foot facility located at 150 Mariposa Road in
Stockton—about 50-miles south of Sacramento—will enable the
retailer to fulfill online orders throughout the west coast with
greater speed and efficiency.
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Increased Order Capacity Means Faster Shipping Speeds
The Stockton fulfillment center will be the fifth of Walmart’s
‘next generation’ facilities combining skilled associates with
technology and machine learning to provide the west coast with
faster shipping and delivery, while increasing fulfillment capacity
for Walmart.com orders.
The high-tech facility will feature an automated, high-density
storage and retrieval system that streamlines a manual, 12-step
process down to just five steps. Benefits of the new technology
include more comfort for associates, double the storage capacity
and twice the number of customer orders Walmart can fulfill in a
day, expanding next- or two-day shipping for Walmart customers.
“The announcement of our high-tech fulfillment center in
Stockton commemorates yet another significant stride in our
omni-channel retail efforts,” said Karisa Sprague, senior vice
president, Fulfillment Network Operations for Walmart U.S. “In
response to increasing customer demand for online shopping, we are
implementing technology to enhance delivery speed and accuracy for
our customers, all the while creating new and exciting
technology-empowered career paths for our associates.”
Combined with the rest of Walmart’s fulfillment network, ‘next
generation’ fulfillment centers, like the Stockton facility, will
enable the retailer to reach 95% of the U.S. population with next-
or two-day shipping. Walmart Fulfillment Services, Walmart’s
end-to-end third-party fulfillment service, will also leverage the
space to fulfill third-party Marketplace items.
Career Opportunities
The Stockton fulfillment center will soon be home to more than
1,000 Walmart associates. The retailer will hire for a variety of
positions, including tech-focused jobs.
“The new Stockton facility is another great example of how
Walmart is people-led and tech-powered. It’s an investment in
technology that will pave the way for good jobs and great careers
for our associates,” said Maren Waggoner, senior vice president,
End-to-End People Operations at Walmart U.S. “I look forward to
seeing the positive impact this facility will have on the Central
Valley community, creating new opportunities to work with cutting
edge technology and lasting career growth with Walmart.”
Full-time positions qualify for Walmart’s total rewards and
benefits plans, including medical, vision and dental insurance,
401(k) matching, paid time off, stock purchase plan and access to a
tuition-paid college degree through Walmart’s Live Better U.
Candidates can search for open positions and complete applications
online at careers.walmart.com.
Walmart currently has 8 distribution centers, 4 fulfillment
centers, 309 retail stores and employs 100,140+ associates in the
state of California. In FYE 2023, stores, clubs and the Walmart
Foundation gave $66 million in cash and in-kind donations to local
California organizations.
About Walmart
Walmart Inc. (NYSE: WMT) helps people around the world save
money and live better - anytime and anywhere - in retail stores,
online, and through their mobile devices. Each week, approximately
240 million customers and members visit more than 10,500 stores and
numerous eCommerce websites in 20 countries. With fiscal year 2023
revenue of $611 billion, Walmart employs approximately 2.1 million
associates worldwide. Walmart continues to be a leader in
sustainability, corporate philanthropy and employment opportunity.
Additional information about Walmart can be found by visiting
https://corporate.walmart.com, on Facebook at
https://facebook.com/walmart, on Twitter at
https://twitter.com/walmart, and on LinkedIn at
https://www.linkedin.com/company/walmart/.
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