Walmart Expands Store Fulfillment Strategy with First Market Fulfillment Center in Arkansas — Retail Bum

Walmart has introduced its first high-tech Market Fulfillment Center (MFC) In Arkansas.

Located at 406 S Walton Blvd in Bentonville, the launch of the store represents Walmart’s strategic efforts to expand the use of its stores as fulfillment centers, ultimately enhancing the shopping experience for customers across the globe.

The company has integrated the MFC into its store by utilizing a unique storage and retrieval system known as Alphabot. Walmart believes that digitization and the seamless connection of its store and supply chain resources will revolutionize the fulfillment process, increasing customer satisfaction and greater opportunities for associates.

“This new order fulfillment system is truly game changing,” said Ryan Simpson, the store manager at the Bentonville store. “Not only does it enhance the customer experience through quicker, more accurate online order fulfillment, it also provides us the runway to continue growing our business now and in the future.”

The introduction of market fulfillment centers will notably enhance the store’s capacity to fulfill more orders in a single day, ensuring faster and more accurate fulfillment with fewer substitutions. Walmart+ members can…