Stord Adds 10 Warehouses and 1.3 Million Square Feet With AMS Fulfillment Deal

Stord is adding 10 warehouses and nearly 1.3 million square feet of fulfillment space through its acquisition of AMS Fulfillment, expanding its network as it pursues more e-commerce business from large consumer brands. Stord described the transaction as its largest acquisition in the company’s 11-year history. The purchase price was not disclosed, though Stord said it was in the nine figures.

The facilities are in Los Angeles, Salt Lake City and Philadelphia. Their addition brings Stord’s network to more than 100 locations, combining sites it controls with partner facilities. For shippers, the footprint increase means Stord can offer more capacity across several markets while connecting warehouse operations with its order, inventory and delivery services.

More capacity for consumer brands

AMS processes online orders for more than 150 beauty, wellness and direct-to-consumer brands. Its services include order management, warehouse and inventory management, reverse logistics and omnichannel fulfillment. The company also handles specialized work such as kitting, display preparation and personalization, services that can add labor and process requirements beyond picking and shipping standard orders.

Stord says AMS customers are expected to gain access to its scale and technology for inventory management, delivery speed and reliability. The practical test will be how well the combined operation connects AMS’s customer workflows and warehouse processes with Stord’s broader network. The acquisition adds physical capacity, while the companies’ stated customer benefits depend on how effectively that capacity and technology work together.

AMS serves consumer products companies, particularly in cosmetics, apparel, footwear and accessories. These categories can require different handling and presentation: a personalized package or prepared display, for example, calls for warehouse procedures beyond the basic movement of a parcel. AMS’s existing services give Stord added experience with those specialized fulfillment tasks.

Technology and automation

Facilities in California and Delaware already use automated bin-sorting systems, according to Stord. The company says those systems complement its development work and provide automated capacity for deploying additional robotics and artificial intelligence. The source does not specify which sites will receive new equipment or when installations might take place.

Stord’s technology proposition spans the order process. It provides checkout technology for retailer storefronts, tracks inventory across multiple locations, fulfills orders, selects carriers for final-mile delivery, manages returns and sends shipment status updates to consumers. The company says it can reach a quarter of U.S. households with timely deliveries.

Stord also argues that its physical network and technology generate a growing pool of fulfillment data that can be used to train models and improve operations. The company describes this as a way to make its network faster and less costly to run. The acquisition increases the facilities available to that system, although the company has not detailed how it will integrate AMS data or measure the effects on warehouse performance.

Scale and acquisition pace

Stord says it processes more than $15 billion in gross merchandise value annually for more than 1,000 online retailers, many of them small and midsize businesses. It is also pursuing larger brands with frequent order volumes. The company reports that revenue has grown tenfold over the past four years and is approaching $1 billion.

In 2025, Stord secured $650 million in equity and credit capacity to support expansion of its infrastructure and technology. In May, it raised $250 million in venture capital at a company valuation of $3 billion. Earlier this month, it closed a $400 million credit facility and named new chief financial and chief revenue officers. Stord says it is directing capital toward network growth and investment in robotics and artificial intelligence.

AMS is Stord’s 11th acquisition. The company bought Pitney Bowes’ e-commerce fulfillment business in 2024, followed by Ware2Go and software startup Penny Black in 2025. It acquired Shipwire from Ceva Logistics in January and purchased a former Quiet Logistics warehouse this year to expand in the Dallas market.

Stord positions its shared fulfillment platform as a way for independent brands to offer the convenience and cost associated with larger e-commerce operations. The AMS deal extends that pitch with more warehouse space, specialized consumer-brand services and existing automation. How quickly Stord can connect those assets to its wider network will shape the operational value of the acquisition as peak-season demand approaches.

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