BJ's Wholesale Club Breaks Ground on New Distribution Center; 618,000 Square Foot Distribution Center to Support Additional Club Growth.NATICK, Mass. -- BJ's Wholesale Club BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc. NYSE: BJ is a membership-only warehouse club chain operating in the East Coast of the United States, as well as in the state of Ohio. History , Inc. today broke ground on a 618,000 square foot, state-of-the-art distribution center in Uxbridge, Mass. The new facility will be located at 689 Quaker Highway and is scheduled to open in July 2006. Once completed, it will replace a smaller distribution center currently located in Franklin, Mass. The facility will employ 128 Team Members and is expected to generate more than 60 new jobs over the next four years. "The construction of this new facility signifies BJ's growth as a company," explained Mike Wedge, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of BJ's Wholesale Club. "Our new distribution center is key to our ability to support a greater number of Clubs as we continue to grow and expand in the Northeast." The BJ's distribution center in Uxbridge will be one of three facilities supporting 159 Clubs across the eastern United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . When it opens, the facility will service 61 Clubs throughout Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire New Hampshire, one of the New England states of the NE United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts (S), Vermont, with the Connecticut R. forming the boundary (W), the Canadian province of Quebec (NW), and Maine and a short strip of the Atlantic Ocean (E). , Connecticut, Rhode Island Rhode Island, island, United States Rhode Island, island, 15 mi (24 km) long and 5 mi (8 km) wide, S R.I., at the entrance to Narragansett Bay. It is the largest island in the state, with steep cliffs and excellent beaches. and New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of and will have the capacity to support up to 86 Clubs. It will be capable of accepting and distributing over 500 truckloads of product each day at its 239 loading dock doors and will have 560 tractor trailer parking spaces. The center will have state-of-the-art digital systems for security and payroll and Team Members will communicate with different areas of the business using wireless communication. For more information on BJ's Wholesale Club Inc. including Club locations, log on to www.bjs.com. About BJ's Wholesale Club Headquartered in Natick, Massachusetts, BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc. is a leading operator of warehouse clubs in the eastern United States. The Company currently operates 159 clubs and 85 gas stations in 16 states. For more information about BJ's, please visit www.bjs.com. |
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