VF Corp. started operations at its new distribution center in Ontario, CA, employing approximately 550 people during peak periods. The company said the new 1.2 million-square-foot facility is the largest and most efficient within its global network of 46 distribution centers.
VF Corp. expects the facility’s automation and state-of-the-art capabilities to enable it to provide more efficient distribution services for its owned retail stores, wholesale customers and owned e-commerce orders.
The center’s 76-million-unit annual shipping capacity will initially service Vans and The North Face with the capability to add more VF brands. With a digital-first design, the center can ship 485,000 units daily, or twice the processing capacity and efficiency compared to a traditional distribution center, and provide next-day e-commerce fulfillment for consumers in California, Nevada, Arizona, and southern Utah.
The Ontario, CA center supports VF’s sustainability commitments, including an estimated “56 percent in annual energy cost savings through energy-efficient lighting, controls and submetering, a total of 48 percent recycled content in building materials, diversion of 98 percent of construction waste from the landfill and designing for daylight and views in the regularly occupied areas of the building. The building design and construction have achieved LEED Gold certification and is on track to receive WELL Gold certification,” said VF Corp.
Recruitment for the fulfillment center took place throughout early 2023. Most of the jobs were filled. Additional operator roles will be added as volume increases.
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