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Walmart Announces New Pa. Fulfillment Center to Open in Spring

Walmart picked Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, for its new 1.8 million-square-foot fulfillment center, and said Tuesday it will create up to 600 permanent supply chain jobs after it opens in the spring. Walmart fulfillment centers are capable of storing “millions of items…

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that are picked, packed and shipped directly to customers as soon as next-day,” it said. Shippensburg is part of a broader initiative to add more capacity into Walmart’s supply chain, it said, noting its e-commerce volume grew 70% in the past two years. Shippensburg, in southern Pennsylvania, is about 40 miles southwest of Harrisburg.