Yakima Opens West Coast D.C….
Yakima has opened a distribution center in Riverside, Calif., that will decrease delivery time by 50% for western customers. Retailers can expect a one to two day transit time instead of the previous distribution schedule of four to five days. Yakima will begin to stock the center with product next week and will commence shipping in the third quarter.
The Riverside center will service Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming and the Memphis distribution center will continue to ship to the remainder of the U.S.
The environment will benefit from Yakimas new distribution system as well. Through the new distribution system changes, Yakima will save an estimated 34,309 gallons of fuel and reduce annual carbon dioxide emissions by 1,134 tons. In total, Yakima product will travel 357,915 fewer miles annually, equivalent to 15 trips around the earth.
