Bentonville, Ark.—Walmart Inc. announced plans on Thursday to open four new fulfillment centers in the United States over the next two years, creating 4,000 new jobs that will expand its delivery network and make workers’ jobs easier.
The moves come as companies struggle to find and retain workers in a tight labor market. The nation’s largest retailer also plans to widen to all global employees an education and training program launched for U.S. workers in 2016.
The new centers are located in Joliet, Illinois; McCordsville, Indiana; Lancaster, Texas; and Greencastle, Pennsylvania.
Combined with existing distribution centers and orders fulfilled out of stores, deliveries could reach 95 percent of the population, the supply chain executives told media after an annual meeting in Bentonville, Arkansas….