Ace Hardware Corporation, with 5,000 locally owned and operated stores in all 50 states and 60 countries, announced Thursday it will be opening a 1.1 million square-foot distribution center in Bethel Township, PA. The company is investing $20M to create the DC, and will serve stores in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey and Washington, DC. The new distribution center will create 208 full-time jobs over the next 3 years.

Lori Bossman, executive VP for supply chain, inventory replenishment and retail support, stated, “The opening of our new distribution center will create operational efficiencies across our entire supply chain network. Stores serviced from this facility will benefit from the stocking of thousands of products and a more streamlined approach to merchandise distribution.”

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Source: Wall St. Journal