Walmart Selects Dallas-Fort Worth Area for Two New High-Tech Supply Chain Facilities
10 November 2021 - 2:30AM
Business Wire
The 1,500,000 square-foot Automated Fulfillment
Center & 730,000 square-foot Automated Grocery Distribution
Center, located in Lancaster, TX, will create approximately 1,000
supply chain jobs
Today, Walmart announced plans to build two new high-tech
facilities in the Dallas-Fort Worth area to support the retailer’s
growing supply chain network — a 1,500,000 square-foot automated
fulfillment center, set to open in 2023, and 730,000 square-foot
automated grocery distribution center, set to open in 2024, are
among Walmart’s largest automated fulfillment and distribution
centers. The new Lancaster-based facilities will create
approximately 1,000 full-time jobs across the region. 40 percent of
the new jobs created will require STEM skills to support technical
positions.
The facilities will play a critical role in Walmart’s supply
chain to deliver on the retailer’s promise to get customers the
items they want when they want them. Through the combination of
Walmart associates and automation technology, the high-tech
facilities will move more than two times the volume of a
traditional fulfillment and grocery distribution center all while
improving the accuracy, quality and speed of the fulfillment and
distribution of products.
“Walmart is excited to welcome two new high-tech facilities in
the Dallas-Fort Worth area to our expanding supply chain network,”
said Joe Metzger executive vice president, supply chain operations
at Walmart U.S. “These high-tech facilities will include
game-changing innovations that are radically disrupting the supply
chain, getting products onto store shelves and items shipped to our
customers even faster, while saving time for our associates.”
“We are making a significant investment in this region because
of the inclusive, diverse and qualified pipeline of local talent
that reflect Walmart’s values,” said Karissa Sprague, SVP of supply
chain human resources at Walmart U.S. “Our investment in
technologies and high-tech facilities today pave the way for jobs
of the future that are supported by automation and will allow
opportunities for an upskilled workforce.”
Walmart’s high-tech facilities are part of a larger investment
the retailer announced earlier this year to double down on the use
of automation technology in its supply chain. It comes just months
after the retailer announced its plans to add automation in more
than half of its regional distribution centers and automated market
fulfillment centers in select stores. The retailer has also made
investments in drones and autonomous vehicles to support last mile
deliveries.
“I, along with my colleagues on the Lancaster City Council, are
excited to be working with Walmart as they construct two facilities
simultaneously within our community. We look forward to this
project bringing more than 1,000 new jobs and helping boost our
local economy with an increased daily population. This is a true
example of my philosophy that “Positive, progressive partnerships,
produce prosperity for all. ‘Working together in a collaborative
atmosphere always benefits the whole,” said Clyde C. Hairston,
Mayor of the City of Lancaster.
“Walmart continues to bring economic viability to the
fastest-growing industrial area in the country. We are glad that
this new facility will anchor in the Dallas County Inland Port
area. This investment is a boon for both Southern Dallas County and
Northern Ellis County,” said John Wiley Price, Dallas County
Commissioner.
Walmart operates 19 distribution centers, 593 retail stores and
employs 171,000+ associates in the state of Texas. In FYE 21,
stores, clubs and the Walmart Foundation gave $129.2 million in
cash and in-kind donations to local Texas organizations.
In FY2021 (Feb. 1, 2020 – Jan. 31, 2021), Walmart sourced more
than $13.10 billion in goods and services from 2,899 diverse
suppliers. And, in March 2021, Walmart Supply Chain launched its
Supplier Inclusion Advisory Council to reimagine the retailer’s
supplier inclusion initiative. Find out more about Walmart’s
diversity and inclusion efforts in the company’s FY2022 Culture,
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Mid-Year Report.
Walmart supply chain positions qualify for benefits, a quarterly
incentive program and access to a free college degree through
Walmart’s Live Better U, which in October 2021, added three leading
Historically Black Colleges and Universities in partnership with
Guild Education.
Additional employment information will be shared closer to the
facilities opening dates. 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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