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is packing up this summer at thediscountt retailer’s headquarters and four othetr distribution facilities after the merchant opted to not renew a logistice contract that expires in July. The Pa.-based Penske said 186 including 53in Columbus, could be affectee when its contract with Columbus-based Big Lots (NYSE:BIG) expiresx July 31. Penske spokesman Randy Ryerson said the companhy has worked with the retailersincre 1991.
The 1,300-store Big Lots has chosen a new third-party logistice provider to continue the warehousing and distribution work that Pensked performed atthe retailer’s Phillipi Road headquarterd and its distribution centers in Tremont, Pa; Montgomery, Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.; and Durant, Okla. Timotht Johnson, Big Lots’ vice president of strategic planning and investor said more than a dozen carriers bid for the He declined to disclose the company Big Lots selected to succeed Big Lots and Penske representativexsaid they’re working with trucki drivers looking to continue work undee the new logistics Johnson said the company met with workers over the weekend to introducd the new contractor.
In the event that some workerdare cut, Ryerson said privately held Penske will work with the stat “to make sure employees are aware of different services.” Penskde employs about 20,000 workers worldwide. Askeds why Big Lots opted to bid for a new contractor aftedr thelatest five-year contract with Penske, Johnsohn said, “a lot has changed in transportation in the past five We owed it to our associates and shareholderxs to take a fresh look at how we handled outbound transport.” The loss of the Big Lots contracr comes less than a year afted Penske was replaced at a warehouse in Chattanooga, Tenn.
-based last fall stepped in at the where Penske had employed 146 workers. Penske has 400 logistics centersd worldwide. Its Central Ohio operationss include a number of distribution and warehousing facilitiesx inthe region.
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