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BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Walmart opened a new fulfillment center here that is dedicated to filling online orders. The 1.2 million-square-foot facility is part of a next-generation network devoted to supporting the company’s rapidly growing e-commerce business.
Walmart opened a new fulfillment center here that is dedicated to filling online orders. The 1.2 million-square-foot facility is part of a next-generation network devoted to supporting the company’s rapidly growing e-commerce business.
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That network includes Walmart distribution centers, existing e-commerce facilities, 4,500 Walmart stores and its extensive trucking fleet.
The company says its aim is to ship packages faster and more efficiently, while offering customers more choices for how they want to receive their online orders.
"This Bethlehem facility is part of a dense, multifaceted network that combines new buildings, existing fulfillment assets and our portfolio of stores to create thousands of points of distribution," Walmart Global eCommerce chief executive officer Neil Ashe said in a statement. "All of these elements working together enhance our ability to get more products to customers faster, at a lower cost, and provide more choices for shoppers."
The new facility, located in the Majestic Bethlehem Center, features state-of-the-art automation and warehousing systems, and created nearly 400 full-time jobs in the Lehigh Valley, where Walmart operates a second fulfillment center that is also dedicated to filling online orders. The two centers are expected to generate nearly 1,000 new jobs over the next few years, according to the company.
"We are grateful to the Lehigh Valley for welcoming us with open arms, and we’re proud of the role we’ve played in strengthening this community with the jobs and community support we’re bringing to the area," said Mike McGraw, general manager of the Bethlehem fulfillment center.
