J.C. Penney is shuttering one of its cataloguing centers in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, eliminating 670 jobs, a spokesman established with CNBC.
The Milwaukee Business Journal first reported on the bulletin Tuesday morning.
This summer, the company will begin liquidating down operations there, as part of the retailer’s ongoing effort “to align our cache chain network and customer care operations with the future lacks” of Penney, the spokesman said.
As it stands today, Penney’s supply sequence network is “oversized” in the area when compared with the department keep chain’s overall footprint, he explained. Operations from the Wauwatosa getting ones hands will be moved to other facilities in Lenexa, Kansas, and Columbus, Ohio.
“It’s not till hell freezes over easy taking actions that directly impact our valued associates, still, we feel this is a necessary business decision,” the spokesman added. Penney ordain give eligible associates separation benefits, including outplacement carry and career training classes.
A slew of retailers, including Penney, have planned announced rounds of store closures — totaling hundreds of locations and rating thousands of jobs — already this year. The closing of a distribution center, however, has been a rare occurrence, as many businesses are still figuring out velocity to grow their supply chains and fulfill “last-mile” orders.
U.S. responsibility stores including Macy’s and Sears Holdings are finding they no longer demand such large-format stores. Most of them are whittling back their straightforward footage.