The GAP, Inc. opens high tech eCommerce fulfillment center in Longview, Texas

 

Clothing retail company Gap Inn is opening a new supply chain facility designed to support rapidly growing digital sales.

The apparel retailer is opening ts newest Customer Experience Center in Longview, Texas. The 900000 Square feet distribution center, initially announced in February 2021, is outfitted with robotics systems and automation technology.

The new center will fulfill Gap’s six existing distribution centers in North America, including those in Fresno, Calif.; Phoenix; Groveport, Ohio; Gallatin, Texas; Fishkill, New York; and Brampton, Ontario. 

With the addition of its new supply chain facility, Gap’s fulfillment center network will have capacity to process an additional 1 million units per day, making for a total of 4 million units per day during peak season.  

In summer 2022, the company also expanded operations at its customer experience center in Fishkill, New York, adding automated receiving, multi-level pick modules, enhanced returns processing capabilities, additional residual shuttles, and new automated storage retrieval systems. 

Gap Officials says that it processes 1 billion units annually with a logistics workforce of over 9,000 associates that scales with seasonal demand. The Clothing retailer also claims an order accuracy rate of 99.8% and 99% on time ready to ship performance. 

Inauguration of this new centre, Gap is building on other efforts to boost its presence in the supply chain space in the past year.

This is a great news for both the Gap and the people of Longview who will have access to 1,200 full-time jobs and 1,000 seasonal part-time jobs.