Walmart Import Center

Walmart’s import and cross-dock facility in Mobile, Alabama serves as a logistical hub for several southeast regional distribution centers, with an anticipated 600 trailers turned every day.  The facility is Walmart’s sixth import distribution center in the nation and, at just under 2.6 million square feet and 2,200 trailer staging spaces, it is one of the largest.  The building is nearly three-quarters of a mile long, covers nearly 60 acres, and includes over 40 miles of racking.

The building was designed to meet Factory Mutual design requirements, including a maximum foreseeable loss wall, as well as the requirements of a high-velocity hurricane zone.  Multiple offices, breakrooms, and restrooms are located throughout the facility to serve the associates working inside.

CSO’s ongoing work with Walmart includes the following services:

• • Continual improvements and refinements of multiple distribution and fulfillment center prototypes
  • Architect of record for active distribution and fulfillment center projects
  • Tenant Architect for developer-delivered distribution and fulfillment center projects
  • Post-occupancy renovations across multiple fulfillment centers
  • Developing, documenting, and maintaining prototypical components utilized across new builds and renovations of distribution and fulfillment centers