Originally published on September 28, 2022, by Dan Berthiaume for Chain Store Age.
Walmart is debuting a proprietary supply chain automation system in its new high-tech fulfillment center.
Located in Joliet, Ill., and described as the "first-of-its-kind" for Walmart, the 1.1 million-sq.-ft, high-tech facility is the first of four state-of-the-art fulfillment centers dedicated to e-commerce that Walmart plans to open during the next three years. It will store millions of items available on Walmart.com, that are then picked, packed, and shipped directly to customers.
The new center will also fulfill third-party Walmart Marketplace items shipped by Walmart Fulfillment Services (WFS), the company's end-to-end fulfillment service for third-party e-commerce sellers.