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the country with the Rocky Mountains inbetween, deciding whether to have a base on both sides of the mountains is tough from a supply chain perspective, but we must remember it only takes a wildfire or heavy snowfall to delay journeys across the mountains by up to three weeks.”
Detailing the distribution transformation, he continues:“ Focusing on three key areas, we’ re investing over $ 100 million between 2022 and 2025 to transition from nine legacy facilities to three larger, partially automated distribution centers. We’ ve already transitioned the sites in the Greater Toronto area, and we’ ve recently consolidated our legacy Vancouver sites into a new facility in Surrey, British Columbia. The final phase is Calgary, where we plan to transition into a new facility this summer and complete the transformation of our distribution network. The three sites in Greater Toronto, Vancouver,
and Calgary will more than double our supply chain capacity.
“ Together, the three sites will ultimately more than double our capacity, which will not only better support the growth of the business moving forward, but will also provide a more flexible, reliable, and accurate service for our customers. We’ ll be able to distribute to all channels from each site, and a mechanized system will separate D2C orders from store deliveries. This is particularly important considering our broad spectrum of services, as we have trucks leaving for 14-day intermodal journeys and others providing same-day delivery in Toronto at any one time.”
Embracing automation
Consolidating the nine manual sites has also enabled Pet Valu to introduce automation technology, leading to further efficiency and
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