Walmart announced it is opening a 340,000-square-foot high-tech consolidation center in Colton, CA that will be the first in Walmart’s supply chain to receive, sort, and ship freight.
This Walmart-owned center will open in July with 150 full-time associates. It will grow to employ more than 600 associates by 2021. With the combined might of people and world-class logistic technology, this facility will be the most efficient consolidation center in Walmart’s supply chain.
Key Takeaways:
Walmart U.S. Supply Chain is announcing an automated consolidation center to open in July 2019 in Colton, California.
The location will be 1600 Aqua Mansa Road
The center will employ more than 600 Walmart associates by the time it is fully operational in 2021. It will open with approximately 150 associates.
A consolidation center is a facility upstream of our Distribution Centers and Fulfillment Centers that allows Walmart to receive freight from suppliers, process and sort through the facility and ship to many different locations in the most efficient manner.
“We’re going to make the regional distribution centers more efficient,” said Geno Bell, Senior Director of the Consolidation Center Network. “With this new technology, we can be surgical and responsive in getting merchandise into stores.”
Walmart’s investment in the facility at Colton, Calif., represents the company's commitment to using technology and innovation to provide great jobs, strengthen its supply chain, and better serve our customers.