Walmart Expands Distribution Network With New Indiana Facility

Walmart has expanded its distribution network with the opening of a 2.2 million-square-foot fulfillment center in the Indiana community of McCordsville.

Located 20 miles northeast of Indianapolis, officials with the retailer said the new facility is the company’s largest to date and will enable Walmart to fulfill more orders, more quickly. 

“The McCordsville grand opening marks a major milestone in our supply chain modernization journey,” said Karisa Sprague, senior vice president, Fulfillment Network Operations for Walmart U.S. “With more customers shopping online, we’re leveraging state-of-the-art technology to increase speed of delivery all while creating tech-empowered career opportunities for our associates.”

The space is designed to expand access to the retailer’s next- or two-day shipping. Combined with the rest of Walmart’s fulfillment network, these next generation fulfillment centers will enable the retailer to reach 95% of the U.S. population with the service, according to the company. Walmart Fulfillment Services, Walmart’s end-to-end third-party fulfillment service, will also leverage the space to fulfill Marketplace items.

The McCordsville fulfillment center is the second of four next generation facilities that brings a combination of people, technology and machine learning together to achieve faster shipping and delivery, while increasing Walmart.com order fulfillment capacity.

The new Indiana fulfillment center will be home to more than 1,000 Walmart associates. The retailer is currently hiring for a variety of positions, including tech-focused jobs. Currently, the company has 43,000 associates across the Hoosier State.