Walmart is opening its logistics and fulfillment services to third-party sellers who are looking to fill orders from platforms outside the retailer’s own marketplace, the company announced during the Let’s Grow! 2024 Walmart Marketplace Seller Summit August 26-28 in San Francisco. From September 10, Walmart Fulfillment Services (WFS) will now be open to sellers to use Walmart to fulfill any e-commerce retail order, the company said.

“Walmart continues to leverage its next-generation supply chain and advanced technology to simplify and streamline fulfillment for sellers at some of the lowest rates in the industry,” the retail giant said in a statement August 27.

According to Finimize.com, the move means Walmart could redefine the e-commerce logistics landscape, offering an alternative to Amazon's FBA (Fulfillment by Amazon) service.

With a multichannel solutions program, WFS will fulfill orders and manage returns while offering plain, unbranded packaging, expedited shipping, and rates it aims to keep at an average of 15% lower than the competition. WFS will also offer a cross-border fulfillment service for full-container-load shipments, with a focus on Asia-U.S. imports.

Walmart also announced it is opening its carrier network to sellers for full truckload shipments. Sellers using the Walmart Preferred Carrier program through WFS can now choose to ship a few items or an entire truckload at special rates through carriers vetted by Walmart, the company said.