Walmart Opens Next-Generation Fulfillment Center in Stockton, Expanding Faster Delivery Across the West Coast

STOCKTON, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 8, 2026--

Walmart today opened its fifth next-generation fulfillment center, a more than 900,000-square-foot facility in Stockton that will create more than 1,000 jobs and expand the retailer’s ability to provide faster shipping and delivery to customers across California and the West Coast.

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The new facility represents the latest step in Walmart’s transformation of its supply chain, bringing associates together with advanced automation, technology and machine learning to move products faster and more efficiently. The technology enables Walmart to materially improve storage capacity and increase the number of customer orders the facility can fulfill each day compared with a traditional fulfillment center.

Strategically located in California’s Central Valley, the Stockton facility adds significant fulfillment capacity closer to West Coast customers, helping Walmart expand faster shipping options on millions of items while strengthening its broader store and fulfillment network.

“This is an exciting day for Stockton and a significant investment in our community,” said Timm Quinn, CEO, Stockton Chamber of Commerce. “Walmart’s new fulfillment center will create more than 1,000 jobs, bring new career opportunities to our residents and strengthen Stockton’s position as a hub for innovation and economic growth in the Central Valley. We’re proud to welcome Walmart and look forward to the lasting impact this investment will have on Stockton and the broader San Joaquin County region.”

Increased Order Capacity, Faster Shipping
The high-tech facility features an automated, high-density storage and retrieval system that brings products directly to associates, reducing the traditional 12-step fulfillment process to just five steps. The technology reduces repetitive, manual tasks while allowing associates to focus on higher-value work and helping Walmart move orders through the building more efficiently.

“Stockton represents what we mean when we say Walmart is people-led and tech-powered,” said Karisa Sprague, senior vice president, Fulfillment Operations, Walmart U.S. “We’re bringing together associates with advanced technology and automation to create a safer, more efficient operation that can fulfill more orders and get products to customers faster. This facility is an important investment in the Central Valley and a critical part of how we’re building the next generation of Walmart’s fulfillment network across the West Coast.”

Combined with the rest of Walmart’s fulfillment network, these next-generation fulfillment centers will enable the retailer to reach 95% of the U.S. population with next- or two-day shipping. Walmart Fulfillment Services, Walmart’s end-to-end third-party fulfillment service, will also leverage the space to fulfill third-party Marketplace items.

New Career Opportunities
Additional benefits of the advanced technology include new career pathways — and job comfort — for associates. The Stockton fulfillment center will be home to more than 1,000 Walmart associates. The retailer is continuing to hire a variety of positions, including tech-focused jobs, as operations continue to ramp. Each job brings with it a pathway for opportunity at Walmart.

“This facility is about more than the technology inside the building — it’s about the people who bring it to life every day,” said Dean Yoder, general manager, Walmart Fulfillment Center 4091. “We’re building a team of more than 1,000 associates here in Stockton, with opportunities to develop new skills, work with advanced technology and build long-term careers at Walmart. I’m incredibly proud of this team and excited about what we’re building together in the Stockton community.”

Full-time positions qualify for Walmart’s total rewards and benefits plans, including medical, vision and dental insurance, 401(k) matching, paid time off, stock purchase plan and access to a tuition-paid college degree through Walmart’s Live Better U. Candidates can search for open positions and complete applications online at careers.walmart.com.

Investing in Stockton and the Central Valley
Walmart commemorated the grand opening with $10,000 in grants to the Emergency Food Bank of Stockton and Unbound Stockton Community School. The donations reflect Walmart’s commitment to giving back to the community. In fiscal year 2026, Walmart and the Walmart Foundation contributed more than $84.2 million in cash and in-kind donations to local organizations in California.

Walmart currently employs over 102,900 associates in California, and supports local business across the state, spending $36.5 billion with California suppliers in 2025 and supporting 310,304 California supplier jobs. Walmart serves California customers at more than 300 stores, clubs, and supply chain facilities, and online through Walmart.com.

About Walmart
Walmart Inc. (Nasdaq: WMT) is a people-led, tech-powered omnichannel retailer helping people save money and live better - anytime and anywhere - in stores, online, and through their mobile devices. Each week, approximately 280 million customers and members visit more than 10,900 stores and numerous eCommerce websites in 19 countries. With fiscal year 2026 revenue of $713 billion, Walmart employs approximately 2.1 million associates worldwide. Walmart continues to be a leader in sustainability, corporate philanthropy, and employment opportunity. Additional information about Walmart can be found by visiting corporate.walmart.com, on Facebook at facebook.com/walmart, on X (formerly known as Twitter) at twitter.com/walmart, and on LinkedIn at linkedin.com/company/walmart.

Walmart opened its fifth next-generation fulfillment center in Stockton, California.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday that he will not order a resumption of military strikes on Iran before the Nov. 3 midterm elections in the United States.

Trump, while stumping for Republicans this week, has hinted that he was confident that an endgame to the war could come in the days before or after the election, while also hinting that he remained open to resuming full-scale military operations against Iran.

For weeks, Trump has been threatening that a post-midterm election escalation in the seven-month-old war remains a viable option, despite his initial promises to Americans of a military campaign that would last a matter of weeks.

But Trump in a social media post on Thursday said the U.S. “will not be attacking Iran at any time prior to the Midterm Elections to be held in the United States on November 3rd.”

Trump added that his team has been “having productive discussions with the Islamic Republic of Iran.”

The U.S. and Iran signed a short-lived interim agreement in June, intended to establish a 60-day ceasefire and framework for a permanent peace deal.

The deal signed by Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian collapsed within weeks amid renewed military actions and disputes over control of the Strait of Hormuz, the critical water which one-fifth world's oil flowed through before the war.

Negotiations had appeared at a standstill since Trump late last month publicly rejectedIran’s proposal to reopen the strait within seven days if the U.S. met certain conditions.

Iran, however, said last week they had received a U.S. counterproposal. And Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi earlier on Thursday said he expected Tehran would offer a formal reply within days.

Trump on Wednesday during a campaign rally in San Antonio, Texas, said that his special envoy, Steve Witkoff, has continued indirect negotiations with Iranian officials.

But at the same time, Trump suggested he had mixed feelings about ending the war at this point.

“I think the deal isn’t really something that I want to do, but they’re willing to offer us anything to stop,” Trump said.

Trump believes that the U.S. is gaining leverage as the U.S. military is having greater success in helping oil tankers traverse the Strait of Hormuz and get Gulf allies’ oil to market, while a Navy blockade is shutting down Iran’s own oil exports.

Iran has lost its near chokehold over oil flows through the vital waterway with U.S. Central Command shepherding oil tankers through the strait at night with their location systems turned off.

That with the help of Gulf pipelines that skirt the strait, has allowed Gulf countries to export oil at nearly prewar levels.

But Iran has ramped up attacks on tankers passing through the strait in recent days. And overall, ship traffic remains well below prewar levels, as are shipments of liquid natural gas and fuel products.

Tanker operators willing to risk running the gauntlet under Central Command’s protection are in some cases charging rates of $1 million a day or more, shipping analysts say.

The situation has become further complicated as Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s government have launched a military campaign aimed at driving Iran-backed Houthi rebels from the Bab el-Mandeb strait, another critical Mideast trade route for oil and other goods. The Houthis, in turn, are targeting Saudi airports and key infrastructure in the kingdom with drone and missile strikes.

Trump's post comes as the military has dispatched more resources to the region. U.S. officials have said a third aircraft carrier, the USS Theodore Roosevelt, and thousands of troops aboard it and accompanying ships could arrive as early as the end of October.

Trump’s announcement was made the same day the USS Abraham Lincoln was due to arrive to its home port in San Diego after a record-long deployment in support of the Iran war. There have been reports of crew stress and poor mental health, as well as supply shortages, including food and hygiene products.

The USS George Washington, which is usually based in Asia, relieved the Lincoln in August. The other aircraft carrier in the Middle East, the USS George H.W. Bush, has been deployed for about six months, but it pulled into Phuket, Thailand, for a port visit several days ago.

President Donald Trump talks to reporters as he walks on the South Lawn upon his arrival to the White House, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)