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Walmart's Next-Gen Fulfillment Center: A Faster Way to Capitalism?

 Noëllie Inard

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On September 28th, leaders from Walmart, government officials and community members joined Walmart associates in Joliet to celebrate the grand opening of Walmart’s 11.1M square-foot Next Generation fulfillment center. Situated at 3501 S. Brandon Road in Joliet, the Walmart fulfillment center would work as a storage for the millions of items available on Walmart’s website. A fulfillment center is a newly used term for a warehouse that serves as a hub for the entire fulfillment process, so items ordered through the website will be picked at the fulfillment center, packed, and shipped directly to the customers. According to Business Wire, a market-focus news website, this new center will be the first out of four next-generation fulfillment centers that were announced this year to feature “a new patent-pending process powered by the combination of people, robotics and machine learning.” Because of the new technologies available in this new Walmart fulfillment center, the speed of the process will be increased and, according to Business Wire, Walmart would be able to provide 75 percent of the U.S population with next or two-day shipping.

More importantly, the opening of this fulfillment center will provide new career opportunities for the community. Indeed, the press release suggested a goal to hire more than 1,000 full-time associates by the end of the year. State Representative Larry Walsh Jr. stated, “While this fulfillment center will have an impact across the Midwest, the impact felt local will be greatest due to the commitment made to our local community and the jobs being created for workers here in our region.” During the grand opening ceremony, Walmart donated $15,000 to SOS Children’s Village Illinois as well as the Spanish Community Center as a way to celebrate its commitment to the region.

The New Walmart fulfillment center seems to ensure a promising experience for customers who can expect fast delivery time thanks to this new high-technology facility. According to Senior Vice President of Walmart Fulfillment Network Operations Karisa Sprague, this “[...] seamless experience [...]” for the customers will be beneficial for the holidays that are around the corners, providing clients with the fastest services.


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