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How a pallet gets to the shelf

The paper towels you grab on a Saturday morning were on a truck the night before. Follow one pallet from the computer that ordered it to the checkout that sold it, and meet the night crew that put it on the shelf.

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How many warehouses feed the stores?

Walmart had 4,611 storessec.gov ·2026 in the US at the start of 2026. How many distribution facilities, big warehouses that pick goods and truck them to the stores, did it use across the US?

500 distribution facilities
01,000

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  • Walmart Inc. Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2026 · Walmart Inc. (filed with the U.S. SEC), 2026

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  • 4,611 storessec.gov ·2026 · Walmart US stores at the end of its fiscal year 2026 (its 10-K).
  • 192 distribution facilitiessec.gov ·2026 · The network of distribution facilities Walmart used across the US (its 10-K, fiscal year 2026). They also serve Sam's Club and online orders.
  • 24 storessec.gov ·2026 · Worked out, and rough: 4,611 stores ÷ 192 distribution facilities. The facilities also serve Sam's Club and online orders, so it's not a count of stores per building.
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At a big-box storeLesson 2 of 2

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14 min

How a pallet gets to the shelf

The paper towels you grab on a Saturday morning were on a truck the night before. Follow one pallet from the computer that ordered it to the checkout that sold it, and meet the night crew that put it on the shelf.

Ticket 01 · The guess

How many warehouses feed the stores?

Walmart had 4,611 storessec.gov ·2026 in the US at the start of 2026. How many distribution facilities, big warehouses that pick goods and truck them to the stores, did it use across the US?

500 distribution facilities
01,000

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  • Walmart Inc. Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2026 · Walmart Inc. (filed with the U.S. SEC), 2026

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  • 4,611 storessec.gov ·2026 · Walmart US stores at the end of its fiscal year 2026 (its 10-K).
  • 192 distribution facilitiessec.gov ·2026 · The network of distribution facilities Walmart used across the US (its 10-K, fiscal year 2026). They also serve Sam's Club and online orders.
  • 24 storessec.gov ·2026 · Worked out, and rough: 4,611 stores ÷ 192 distribution facilities. The facilities also serve Sam's Club and online orders, so it's not a count of stores per building.
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  2. Inside a business›
  3. At a big-box store
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