Center to provide 400 full-time jobs and faster online deliveries at
lower costs
Company Website:
http://www.walmart.com/
ATLANTA -- (Business Wire)
Today, Walmart officials and local and state dignitaries attended a
sneak preview event of Walmart’s new eCommerce fulfillment center in
Atlanta, Ga. The new facility is dedicated to filling online orders and
is the latest addition to the next-generation fulfillment network
Walmart is building to support its rapidly growing eCommerce business.
The 1.2 million sq. ft. facility in Union City, just south of Atlanta,
is the third large-scale eCommerce fulfillment center to open in the
U.S. in as many months, and features state-of-the-art automation and
warehousing systems. When fully operational, the facility will create
nearly 400 full-time jobs in Fulton County. The new large scale centers,
including the Atlanta facility, will join existing, smaller eCommerce
fulfillment centers, store distribution centers, 4,500 Walmart stores
and the company’s world-class transportation fleet to ship online orders
fast and efficiently to customers around the country.
“We are excited about what this center provides for our Georgia
customers and are grateful to Fulton County for welcoming us to do so,”
said Neal Maguire, general manager of the Atlanta fulfillment center.
“This center will not only provide jobs and economic development for the
community, but it will allow us to fulfill the needs of our customers in
a more convenient and efficient fashion.”
New Center, New Jobs for Fulton County
“Georgia’s economic environment, highly skilled workforce and innovative
technology scene make Fulton County a qualified location for the new
eCommerce center,” commented Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal. “In choosing this
location for a new facility, Walmart is creating jobs and demonstrating
that Georgia is a promising home for the new frontier of technology in
business.”
“This is wonderful news for South Fulton and I am grateful that Walmart
decided to locate its newest eCommerce center -- and the nearly 400 jobs
it creates -- at this location,” said U. S. Representative David Scott,
from Georgia's 13th congressional district. “Additionally, Walmart and
the Walmart Foundation have been wonderful corporate citizens and the
$300,000 in grants provided today to local organizations are prime
examples of their commitment to this community.”
Giving Back to Georgia
The sneak preview event included presentations of $350,000 in grants
from Walmart and the Walmart Foundation to four local community groups.
The Americas Second Harvest of Coastal Georgia Inc., Senior Citizens
Services of Metropolitan Atlanta Inc., CSRA Business League Inc. and
Feeding the Valley Inc. each received contributions to assist with their
goals of helping those in need. These contributions were made possible
through the Walmart Foundation’s Georgia’s State Giving Program (SGP),
which supports organizations that create opportunities so people can
live better.
Additionally, Walmart continues to fight hunger both in Georgia and
across the country. As part of Walmart’s and the Walmart Foundation’s $2
billion commitment to fight hunger through 2015, Walmart stores in
Georgia donated approximately 26.4 million pounds of food in fiscal year
2015, or the equivalent of over 22 million meals. Additionally, Walmart
and the Walmart Foundation gave more than $50.5 million in cash and
in-kind contributions throughout the state of Georgia.
New Centers Provide Fast Deliveries at Lower Cost
This new facility is part of a network — Walmart distribution centers,
existing eCommerce facilities, 4,500 Walmart stores and a world-class
transportation fleet — that ships packages faster and more efficiently,
while offering customers more choices for how they receive online orders.
“We’re rapidly enhancing our fulfillment capabilities to give customers
more choices and fast shipping, while keeping our costs down so we can
continue to lower our prices,” said Neil Ashe, chief executive officer
of Walmart Global eCommerce. “Whether shipping to home or picking up at
a store, our digital and physical fulfillment assets come together and
let customers choose the most convenient way to receive their online
orders.”
About Walmart
Wal-Mart Stores, 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, we serve nearly 260 million
customers who visit our 11,508 stores under 65 banners in 28 countries
and eCommerce websites in 11 countries. With fiscal year 2015 revenue of
$486 billion, Walmart employs more than 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 http://corporate.walmart.com
on Facebook at http://facebook.com/walmart
and on Twitter at http://twitter.com/walmart.
Online merchandise sales are available at http://www.walmart.com
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About Philanthropy at Walmart
By using our strengths to help others, Walmart and the Walmart
Foundation create opportunities for people to live better every day. We
have stores in 28 countries, employing more than 2.2 million associates
and doing business with thousands of suppliers who, in turn, employ
millions of people. We are helping people live better by accelerating
upward job mobility and economic development for the retail workforce;
addressing hunger and making healthier, more sustainably-grown food a
reality; and building strong communities where we operate and inspiring
our associates to give back. Whether it is helping to lead the fight
against hunger in the United States with $2 billion in cash and in-kind
donations or supporting Women’s Economic Empowerment through a series of
grants totaling $10 million to the Women in Factories training program
in Bangladesh, China, India and Central America, Walmart and the Walmart
Foundation are not only working to tackle key social issues, we are also
collaborating with others to inspire solutions for long-lasting systemic
change. To learn more about Walmart’s giving, visit www.foundation.walmart.com.
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