US' Dollar General plans to build 3 new distribution centres

Each state-of-the-art, approximately one million square foot facility will also support the company’s growing Dollar General’s private fleet presence. The North Little Rock and Salem distribution centres are expected to add to the company’s growing number of dual facilities, which combines the capabilities of ambient and DG Fresh supply chain networks, and the Aurora facility will provide traditional functionalities. The company’s first ground-up dual distribution facility is currently under construction in Blair, Nebraska, and facilities in Ardmore, Oklahoma and Zanesville, Ohio currently operate with dual efficiencies having recently added DG Fresh capabilities to support supply chain efficiencies, the company said in a press release.

The North Little Rock dual distribution centre facility represents an approximate $140 million investment in Pulaski County, and construction is currently slated to begin by fall 2022 with a late 2023 planned completion date. Management hiring is expected to begin in spring 2023 with warehouse team member recruitment currently scheduled to begin in fall 2023. Dollar General currently employs more than 4,300 Arkansas residents, having opened its first store in the state in 1975.

Dollar General plans to invest approximately $172 million in the Arapahoe County facility. The company opened its first Colorado store 16 years ago in 2002 in Poinsett County and currently employs approximately 600 individuals in the state. Construction on the project is currently scheduled to begin in late summer 2022, with a late 2023 completion date. Management hiring is expected to begin in late spring 2023 with warehouse hiring to begin in fall 2023.

Located in Marion County, the Dollar General Salem dual distribution centre represents an approximate $168 million investment in the Pacific Northwest. Dollar General currently employs approximately 750 individuals in Oregon through more than 80 stores. The company currently expects to close on the Salem distribution centre property in August 2022 and begin construction by fall 2022.

The planned new distribution facilities also enable the continued growth of DG Private Fleet, bringing new jobs to the communities in which Dollar General operates, and the ability to efficiently deliver goods to customers. The Company currently plans for the DG Private Fleet to represent 40 per cent of its drivers by the end of fiscal year 2022. Since its inception in 2016, DG Private Fleet has grown to approximately 950 tractors and drivers and 25 private fleet sites.

“We look forward to breaking ground on these new projects, which will help us not only better serve our customers and communities, but also combine efficiencies of our DG Fresh and traditional supply chains. We are fortunate to have created constructive relationships with Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson, Colorado Governor Jared Polis and Oregon Governor Kate Brown and their teams who understand the positive economic and labour benefits DG can bring when we invest in their local communities,” Tony Zuazo, Dollar General’s executive vice president of global supply chain, said.

Fibre2Fashion News Desk (GK)