Expanding its first mile capabilities for prepaid suppliers, Walmart is utilising its national supply chain network to create a scalable way to merge shipments to create greater transport efficiency.

Suppliers send products under a single national purchase order to one location, and from there Walmart combines the inventory and distributes it across its 42 regional distributio centers( RDCs).

“ We’ re focused on making our supply chain simpler, faster and more efficient for suppliers, while also keeping products in stock for our customers,” says Mike Gray, senior vice president of Supply Chain at Walmart US.

“ By strengthening our first-mile capabilities, we’ re reducing complexity and keeping goods moving, so we can deliver even more value every day.”

By doing this, Walmart’ s prepaid consolidation program is designed to make things easier for suppliers, giving them flexibility and transparency.

The model improves efficiency without requiring changes to prepaid freight terms, reduces total cost, improves speed to shelf and flow consistency and reduces variability.

156 July 2026