walmart Inc. said it would charge some of its suppliers a new fee for transporting goods to its warehouses and stores, according to a memo seen by The Wall Street Journal, looking to see how businesses can offset rising costs for things like transportation. The latest example is fuel and fuel.
The memo states that companies using Walmart to deliver goods to the retailer’s warehouses and stores will be charged a fuel surcharge and a “collected pickup fee” beginning August 1. In a memo sent to suppliers last Friday, the change is a result of “the significant changes Walmart has seen in the transportation industry over the past few years and increased costs.”