Walmart opens 900,000-square-foot automated center in California to speed shipping

Step inside Walmart's brand new warehouse in Stockton, California, and you will see a massive 900,000-square-foot building running almost entirely on smart technology. Walmart, the retail giant with stores in nearly every American town, opened this fifth next-generation facility to speed up deliveries for customers on the West Coast. Inside, high-density storage machines bring items directly to workers instead of making people walk miles down long aisles. That clever machine learning cuts the traditional 12-step packing process down to just 5 steps. Walmart started building these high-tech hubs back in 2022 to reach 75% of the United States population with next-day or two-day shipping. Now, the company is upgrading all 42 of its traditional distribution centers across the country with similar robots and automated belts. For you, faster warehouse sorting means your online inventory arrives at your doorstep before your shelves go empty. Even the robots in Stockton are probably wishing for a coffee break right about now.