Walmart will invest $300 million in a new fulfillment center near Cincinnati, according to a Sept. 28 press release from the Regional Economic Development Initiative Cincinnati.

The facility in Turtlecreek Township, Ohio, will specialize in larger, non-sortable items — televisions, furniture and other oversized goods that sit outside conventional parcel sortation. The project will create more than 300 new jobs and follows Walmart's purchase of almost 100 acres in Warren County.

"By expanding Walmart's fulfillment capacity in the region and positioning inventory closer to customers, the facility will help Walmart deliver more items faster while supporting the continued growth of its next-day delivery network," the release said.

REDI Cincinnati did not disclose the planned facility's square footage or a construction timeline.

What does the new site mean for Walmart's Ohio network?

The Turtlecreek facility will complement Walmart's existing fulfillment operation roughly 20 miles up the road in Monroe, Ohio, where the company currently employs more than 200 associates. Together, the two sites deepen Walmart's fulfillment footprint in southwest Ohio, a region with strong interstate access between Cincinnati and Dayton.

The build comes amid a broader reshaping of Walmart's warehouse network. The retailer is building, shuttering and upgrading facilities simultaneously as it recalibrates capacity against demand. Recent moves include:

• A filed request to build a 1.5 million-square-foot fulfillment warehouse in New York earlier this year.
• A planned investment of more than $330 million to upgrade the regional distribution center in Opelousas, Louisiana, with robotics and automation.
• Planned closures of a fulfillment center in Massachusetts and another in Illinois.

The $300 million Ohio bet signals where Walmart sees growth: bulky, high-value consumer goods that require dedicated handling rather than automated sortation lines built for small parcels.

Why is big and bulky suddenly a battleground?

Walmart is one of several retailers and e-commerce players racing to strengthen oversized-item delivery capabilities.

Amazon recently announced a slate of upcoming service features for oversized goods, including regional delivery and pricing for bulky items. At its Amazon Accelerate 2026 conference, the company flagged big and bulky as one of its fastest-growing merchant categories.

Costco has also reported significant growth in Costco Logistics, its delivery service for big and bulky products including furniture.

For carriers and last-mile operators, the trend points to sustained demand for specialized equipment, liftgate services and final-mile capacity for freight that parcel networks cannot efficiently process.

For shippers of furniture and electronics, added retail-owned capacity may tighten the market for third-party big-and-bulky delivery providers — or create new contract opportunities as retailers scale regional coverage.

Walmart has not announced an opening date for the Turtlecreek site, leaving the timeline for the new capacity and the 300-plus jobs to be confirmed as the project moves through development.