Walmart Selects Spartanburg County for New High-Tech Grocery Distribution Center
19 October 2021 - 9:00PM
Business Wire
A new 720,000+ square-foot facility will create
more than 400 supply chain jobs in Spartanburg County, South
Carolina
Today, Walmart announced plans to build a new, high-tech
distribution center for fresh and frozen groceries in Spartanburg
County, set to open in 2024. The new 720,000+ square-foot facility
will create more than 400 full-time regional jobs and will rely on
the combination of Walmart associates, automation technology,
robotics and machine learning to process grocery perishables – such
as produce, eggs, dairy, flowers and frozen goods – and deliver
them to nearby stores. The high-tech facility marks Walmart’s
largest grocery distribution center to date and will move 2x’s more
product than a traditional grocery DC in addition to presenting new
technology-focused job opportunities in the region.
“Walmart’s high-tech grocery distribution center will include
game-changing innovations that are radically disrupting the supply
chain, getting products onto shelves for our customers even faster,
while saving time for our associates,” said David Guggina, senior
vice president, automation and innovation at Walmart U.S. “We’re
proud to be opening Walmart’s largest automated grocery
distribution center in Spartanburg County and look forward to
bringing new STEM job opportunities to the region.”
The high-tech distribution center is part of a larger investment
the retailer announced earlier this year to double down on the use
of automation technology in its supply chain. The retailer
announced its first automated grocery distribution center in 2018
and has since added new innovative solutions that reduce handling
cost and improve service to stores and customers. Today’s news
comes just months after the retailer announced its plans to add
automation in more than half of its regional distribution centers
and market fulfillment centers in select stores. The retailer has
also made investments in drones and autonomous vehicles to support
last mile deliveries.
“We’re thrilled to bring our high-tech grocery distribution
center to the thriving logistics hub of Spartanburg County,” said
Tim Cooper, senior vice president, supply chain operations at
Walmart U.S. “The new distribution center will be critical to
ensuring our stores are stocked with the freshest grocery items to
provide convenience and quality at everyday low prices to customers
and communities in the state of South Carolina.”
“Walmart has proven to be an exemplary partner, committed to the
success of South Carolina, and today’s announcement further
solidifies that fact. This $450 million investment and the more
than 400 jobs created will boost South Carolina’s already rapidly
growing economy and create even more opportunity for our people,”
said Governor Henry McMaster.
Walmart operates four distribution centers, 122 retail stores
and employs 34,136 associates in the state of South Carolina. In
FYE 21, stores, clubs and the Walmart Foundation gave $15.3 million
in cash and in-kind donations to local South Carolina
organizations.
“Along with strengthening Spartanburg’s robust logistics sector,
this significant investment by Walmart continues a pattern of
Spartanburg being increasingly connected to the larger, nationwide
economy. We’re excited to welcome yet another project with global
connections to our county,” said David Britt, Spartanburg County
Councilman and Chairman of the Economic Development Committee.
Additional employment information will be shared closer to the
distribution center’s opening date. To learn more about careers at
Walmart visit: careers.walmart.com.
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
220 million customers and members visit approximately 10,500 stores
and clubs under 48 banners in 24 countries and eCommerce websites.
With fiscal year 2021 revenue of $559 billion, Walmart employs 2.2
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 and on Twitter at
https://twitter.com/walmart.
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