Roots Moving to New Integrated Distribution Centre to Support Accelerated Long-Term Growth

Roots

May 19, 2018

Roots has announced it plans to move to a new 209,000 square foot multi-channel distribution centre (“DC”) to support the Company’s accelerated long-term growth and drive operating efficiencies.

Roots currently operates its own DC for its retail store operations and uses a third-party for its e-Commerce fulfillment. With the new DC, Roots will integrate these two existing distribution operations, which have distinct inventories, into a single technology-enabled facility. This positions the Company to further enhance its seamless omni-channel shopping experience. The new DC will be supported by a tier one Warehouse Management System, as well as enhanced technology and increased levels of automation, all of which is expected to improve speed, productivity and throughput at the DC.

The lease for Roots new DC commences in August 2018, with the expectation that the facility will be fully up and running by mid-2019. The new facility is approximately double the size of Roots existing DC, includes more than six times the number of shipping/receiving docks and has double the ceiling height to accommodate more rack space. 

https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/roots-moving-to-new-integrated-distribution-centre-to-support-accelerated-long-term-growth-682774891.html

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