Dec. 14, 2010
Macy’s E-Commerce Center Will Employ 1,200 in Martinsburg, WV
Special to Huntingtonnews.net
From Berkeley County Development Release
Martinsburg, WV (HNN) - The Berkeley County Development Authority is pleased to announce the successful recruitment of a new 1.3 million square foot, 150 million dollar logistics facility for retail giant Macy’s Corporation’s on-line E-Commerce business. This new direct-to-consumer facility will be responsible for handling the growing Macy’s dot-com web based retail shipping needs for the Eastern United States. Macy’s will construct the facility over the next year, and be fully operational in mid-2012.
Staffing for the new logistics center should begin in late 2011. Employment is expected to be over 1,200 and will escalate, adding another 700 or more seasonal part-time associates during the fourth quarter of each year. When fully staffed, Macy’s projects the annual payroll generated at the facility to be over 30 million dollars. This mammoth new building is expected to occupy over 90 acres in the Cumbo Yard Business and Industrial Park adjacent to WV Route 9 at Exit # 16 of Interstate 81, pending final site engineering details.
According to press reports, the town of Hamptonburg, NY had been on the final cut list. The WV site is about 80 miles from Washington, D.C. Two other Macy’s online shopping centers will be located in Arizona and Tennessee.
“This is a game-changer for our Berkeley County economy”. Said Stephen Christian, Executive Director of the Berkeley County Development Authority. “It’s hard to comprehend the impact of a project of this magnitude. Circulating a thirty million dollar payroll each year around the Eastern Panhandle is going to create a tremendous amount of economic activity. Macy’s could single handedly pull Berkeley County out of the recession. It’s not just the 1,200 new jobs. Everything from local retail sales, all the way up to the housing market should see the benefit of this project.” “In the economic development profession, this is like winning the Super Bowl.”
“Winning projects like this takes a lot of teamwork, cooperation, and months of planning and coordination between all our local and State agencies.” Said Bill Stubblefield, County Commissioner and board member of the BCDA.
“Successfully marshalling the resources of our county commission, the West Virginia Development Office, the Governor’s Office, and all our local support agencies is paramount to landing these kinds of projects. Without long hours, and plenty of teamwork from countless individuals sacrificing their time and providing dedicated professionalism, we never could have pulled it off. This is a testament to the quality of the people working to make Berkeley County the best it can be, and I am immensely proud of everyone who has helped make it happen.”
Kevin Starliper, BCDA Board Chair and vice president of CNB Bank said, “This is a huge win for our community. The Development Authority staff and our Board have worked hard to create an organization that can have an impact of positive change and growth for Berkeley County. And it is immensely rewarding to see all the pieces come together on a major project like this. Macy’s could have chosen a number of different communities for this facility, but they found a community they felt was best right here in Berkeley County, and we couldn’t be happier. Quite a Christmas present indeed.”
STATEMENT FROM MACY’S PRESS RELEASE
“Our Internet sales continue to grow rapidly as part of the omni-channel strategy at Macy’s and Bloomingdale’s – allowing customers to shop seamlessly in stores, online and via mobile devices in a manner that meets their needs and preferences. In the first 10 months of fiscal 2010, our online sales were up by about 29 percent compared with the same period last year. This is on top of growth of about 20 percent in 2009,” said Terry J. Lundgren, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Macy’s, Inc.
“The new Martinsburg fulfillment center will represent a significant expansion of our online capacity, and will be used in particular to prepare and ship orders to macys.com customers in Northeast and Middle Atlantic states. This center will include the very latest material handling equipment and warehouse management systems so we can fill orders quickly and efficiently. “We would like to thank state and local officials in West Virginia, led by Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin, for their support and assistance through our site selection process,” Lundgren added. “We look forward to being an active member of the community in Martinsburg and Berkeley County, as we are across the country in places where we operate.”
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Macy’s E-Commerce Center Will Employ 1,200 in Martinsburg, WV
Special to Huntingtonnews.net
From Berkeley County Development Release
Martinsburg, WV (HNN) - The Berkeley County Development Authority is pleased to announce the successful recruitment of a new 1.3 million square foot, 150 million dollar logistics facility for retail giant Macy’s Corporation’s on-line E-Commerce business. This new direct-to-consumer facility will be responsible for handling the growing Macy’s dot-com web based retail shipping needs for the Eastern United States. Macy’s will construct the facility over the next year, and be fully operational in mid-2012.
Staffing for the new logistics center should begin in late 2011. Employment is expected to be over 1,200 and will escalate, adding another 700 or more seasonal part-time associates during the fourth quarter of each year. When fully staffed, Macy’s projects the annual payroll generated at the facility to be over 30 million dollars. This mammoth new building is expected to occupy over 90 acres in the Cumbo Yard Business and Industrial Park adjacent to WV Route 9 at Exit # 16 of Interstate 81, pending final site engineering details.
According to press reports, the town of Hamptonburg, NY had been on the final cut list. The WV site is about 80 miles from Washington, D.C. Two other Macy’s online shopping centers will be located in Arizona and Tennessee.
“This is a game-changer for our Berkeley County economy”. Said Stephen Christian, Executive Director of the Berkeley County Development Authority. “It’s hard to comprehend the impact of a project of this magnitude. Circulating a thirty million dollar payroll each year around the Eastern Panhandle is going to create a tremendous amount of economic activity. Macy’s could single handedly pull Berkeley County out of the recession. It’s not just the 1,200 new jobs. Everything from local retail sales, all the way up to the housing market should see the benefit of this project.” “In the economic development profession, this is like winning the Super Bowl.”
“Winning projects like this takes a lot of teamwork, cooperation, and months of planning and coordination between all our local and State agencies.” Said Bill Stubblefield, County Commissioner and board member of the BCDA.
“Successfully marshalling the resources of our county commission, the West Virginia Development Office, the Governor’s Office, and all our local support agencies is paramount to landing these kinds of projects. Without long hours, and plenty of teamwork from countless individuals sacrificing their time and providing dedicated professionalism, we never could have pulled it off. This is a testament to the quality of the people working to make Berkeley County the best it can be, and I am immensely proud of everyone who has helped make it happen.”
Kevin Starliper, BCDA Board Chair and vice president of CNB Bank said, “This is a huge win for our community. The Development Authority staff and our Board have worked hard to create an organization that can have an impact of positive change and growth for Berkeley County. And it is immensely rewarding to see all the pieces come together on a major project like this. Macy’s could have chosen a number of different communities for this facility, but they found a community they felt was best right here in Berkeley County, and we couldn’t be happier. Quite a Christmas present indeed.”
STATEMENT FROM MACY’S PRESS RELEASE
“Our Internet sales continue to grow rapidly as part of the omni-channel strategy at Macy’s and Bloomingdale’s – allowing customers to shop seamlessly in stores, online and via mobile devices in a manner that meets their needs and preferences. In the first 10 months of fiscal 2010, our online sales were up by about 29 percent compared with the same period last year. This is on top of growth of about 20 percent in 2009,” said Terry J. Lundgren, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Macy’s, Inc.
“The new Martinsburg fulfillment center will represent a significant expansion of our online capacity, and will be used in particular to prepare and ship orders to macys.com customers in Northeast and Middle Atlantic states. This center will include the very latest material handling equipment and warehouse management systems so we can fill orders quickly and efficiently. “We would like to thank state and local officials in West Virginia, led by Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin, for their support and assistance through our site selection process,” Lundgren added. “We look forward to being an active member of the community in Martinsburg and Berkeley County, as we are across the country in places where we operate.”
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