S&S Activewear, Bolingbrook, Ill., just opened its largest wholesale apparel distribution center with an 800,000-square-foot facility in Reno, Nev.
The company chose Reno for quick, coast-to-coast delivery. The new facility boasts a product profile previously unavailable in the wholesale apparel space, carrying 30% more SKUs and three times more inventory than S&S Activewear previously offered to the West Coast, according to the company.
“Perhaps most significantly, though, our quest to bring one-day shipping across the country is now a reality,” says Frank Myers, chief operating officer at S&S Activewear. “We’ve been growing since 1989, with expansions to California, New Jersey, Kansas, Texas, and Georgia. Our Reno location is by far our biggest yet — representing S&S on the West Coast on a scale our industry hasn’t seen to this point, with far more ready-to-ship, fresh new styles than our competitors. We’ve also deepened our two-day coverage across the southwestern and mountain states. We’re proud to say that as a national distributor, we can offer one-day shipping to 41 states.”
The new distribution center is located at 9550 N. Virginia St., Building D, Reno, Nev., 89506, and will employ about 350 people. It also features a solar power generation system to help minimize the company’s carbon footprint, as well as the ability to carry three times more inventory.
“We made the decision to consolidate our California warehouse into the new facility,” Myers says. “We’ve also relocated our California call center operations to Tempe, Ariz.” — D.S.
