Dive Brief:
- Save-A-Lot is building a 140,000 square foot distribution center in Aurora, Colorado. The facility is slated to open in June.
- The deep-discount retailer plans to use the center to serve 15 stores in Denver and the surrounding area. Those stores have been served by a distribution center in Dallas.
- St. Louis-based Save-A-Lot operates more than 1,300 stores in 39 states.
Dive Insight:
The only surprising thing about this move is that it hasn't happened yet. Even when the weather is good, it's roughly a 12 hour drive to the Mile High City from Dallas. No doubt the savings from eliminating those drives will pay for Save-A-Lot's new facility pretty quickly.