Walmart to Enter New York City—Not With a Store, but an Ecommerce Center

Jet.com, an online startup bought by Walmart, will open a warehouse in the Bronx to expand its fast grocery delivery services

Walmart Inc. plans to open a location in New York City after more than a decade of attempts, but it won’t be a Walmart store.

Instead, the retail behemoth’s foray into the Big Apple will be an ecommerce fulfillment center in the Bronx leased by Jet.com, the online startup Walmart bought two years ago.

Jet.com plans to open the center this...