As you’d expect, times have changed since the early 1980s. DC 6006 started off as a Walmart Primark fashion center receiving goods. About a year after opening, it started shipping out. It’s also served as a shoe distribution center, a returns center, a fulfillment center during the holiday season and even a temporary housing location for stores going through renovations.
Back in the early days, freight came through on the nearby railroad tracks near the DC, associates were using pallet jacks, everything was handwritten and — the story goes — you might run into Mr. Sam in the breakroom … or even his wife, Helen Walton. In fact, the facility has the distinction of being the first DC to win the Helen Walton Community Engagement Award, presented by Helen herself.
The DC has always been a large part of the community — whether it’s supporting local schools, hosting fundraising events or contributing to the growth of the city.