Walmart will invest $300 million, create 300 jobs in the Charlotte region
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- Walmart will invest $300 million in a new fulfillment center near Charlotte.
- The Kings Mountain site will create 300 jobs starting in 2027, averaging $69,360.
- Walmart will receive $3.7 million in state tax incentives over 12 years.
Walmart will invest $300 million to open another fulfillment center in the Charlotte region that promises to create more than 300 jobs.
The Kings Mountain facility, west of Charlotte in Gaston County, will handle e-commerce orders for large items such as televisions, furniture, and appliances, Mark Poole with the N.C. Department of Commerce said during Tuesday’s NC Economic Investment Committee meeting.
The 1.2 million–square-foot facility, at 799 Sara Lee Access Road, is expected to open in 2027, according to a news release from Gov. Josh Stein’s office Tuesday.
“As our e-commerce business continues to grow, this new fulfillment center will play a critical role in helping us serve customers faster,” Karisa Sprague, senior vice president of supply chain for Walmart, said in a the news release.
Walmart is North Carolina’s largest private employer, and the largest U.S. employer. Walmart officials did not immediately respond to a request for comment Tuesday.
The project will create 300 jobs starting in 2027 with an average annual wage of $69,360 for salaried and hourly employees, which is above Gaston County’s average wage of $52,180.
For its investment, the Bentonville, Arkansas-based retail giant will receive nearly $3.7 million in state tax incentives over 12 years.
Walmart Fulfillment Services has 3,999 employees for fulfillment and distribution centers statewide. Walmart is expected to retain current warehouse employees under the terms of its job development investment grant. Walmart Fulfillment Services is technically the grant recipient, a Walmart division that handles the company’s e-commerce orders.
Kings Mountain beat out Spartanburg, SC., which was also in the running.
Gaston County and Kings Mountain officials did not immediately respond to requests for comment Tuesday.
Walmart moves in the region
Walmart has seven distribution centers in North Carolina, including a distribution center in Shelby and a fulfillment center in Troutman.
In 2021, Walmart purchased Iredell County’s largest speculative building for $69 million at 386 Old Murdock Road in Troutman, 35 miles north of Charlotte, with plans to create 500 jobs.
Last year, Walmart laid off 155 employees in Charlotte after remodeling more than a dozen area stores as the company consolidated its corporate offices nationally. The layoffs affected workers at Walmart’s southwest Charlotte regional corporate office at 2118 Water Ridge Parkway.
Walmart has 32 supercenters, eight neighborhood markets and seven Sam’s Clubs in the Charlotte region, and more than 62,000 employees in North Carolina.
This story was originally published September 30, 2025 at 12:04 PM.
