walmartannounced plans to open. four The next generation fulfillment center will be built in June 2022. Fifth Location scheduled to open in 2026 in Stockton, California 900,000 square feet The facility will enable Walmart to fulfill online orders for West Coast customers more quickly and efficiently.
“In response to growing customer demand for online shopping, we are introducing technology that improves the speed and accuracy of deliveries to our customers, while creating new and exciting technology-enabled career paths for our employees. ,” said Carisa Sprague, senior vice president of fulfillment networks. She said in a statement about Walmart US operations.
The high-tech fulfillment center will be staffed with more than 1,000 Employees will be equipped with an automated high-density storage and retrieval system that streamlines manual labor. 12-step down the process Five step. New technology is designed to provide additional comfort for employees and employees. double The number of orders Walmart can fulfill in a day.
“Our new Stockton facility is another great example of how Walmart is driven by people and harnessing the power of technology,” said Maren Wagoner, SVP, End-to-End People Operations, Walmart US. said in a statement. “This is an investment in technology that will pave the way for good jobs and great careers for our employees.”
