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Walmart Opens Second Automated Market Fulfillment Center

May 22, 2023
Walmart Stays True To Arkansas
Retail // September 18, 2017

While Amazon is auditioning potential host cities in something that has turned into commercial real estate’s version of “The Bachelor,” Walmart has more quietly announced news that its new headquarters will stick with the firm’s historical home of Bentonville, Arkansas. Walmart CEO Doug McMillon confirmed in a...

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Walmart Opens Second Automated Market Fulfillment Center

May 22, 2023
Walmart has opened its second Market Fulfillment Center (MFC) powered by a proprietary storage and retrieval system. The new MFC opened in Bentonville, Arkansas, on Monday (May 22) following a proof-of-concept that was launched in Salem, New Hampshire, in January 2020, Walmart said in a Monday press release. Both MFCs are powered by Alphabot, a system that uses autonomous carts […]

Walmart Stays True To Arkansas

September 18, 2017
While Amazon is auditioning potential host cities in something that has turned into commercial real estate’s version of “The Bachelor,” Walmart has more quietly announced news that its new headquarters will...