Urban Outfitters, a lifestyle retailer operating under the Anthropologie, Bhldn, Free People, Terrain and Urban Outfitters brands, will relocate its e-Commerce fulfillment center from Trenton, S.C., to Gap, Pa.
The new fulfillment center will be one million square feet, with construction scheduled to complete July 2015. The retailer expects the center will significantly increase its fulfillment capacity, and will be located adjacent to the existing URBN Retail Distribution Center.
The close proximity of both distribution centers will enable greater efficiency throughout the URBN supply chain, improve order delivery time and enable next day delivery in the Northeast region.
“Our Trenton workforce has provided key support for our exceptional direct and wholesale growth over the past nine years,” said Richard A. Hayne, CEO of Urban Outfitters. “We thank them and hope many will decide to stay with the company as we move to Gap, Pa. As online sales continue to surge, our new facility places us in closer proximity to a large percentage of our direct customers and allows us to service them faster and more efficiently.”
