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is packing up this summer at thediscounty retailer’s headquarters and four othed distribution facilities after the merchanyt opted to not renew a logisticz contract that expires in July. The Reading, Pa.-based Penske said 186 workers, including 53 in Columbus, could be affectex when its contractwith Columbus-basex Big Lots (NYSE:BIG) expires July 31. Penske spokesman Randy Ryerson said the company has worked with the retaile rsince 1991.
The 1,300-store Big Lots has chosen a new third-partyy logistics provider to continue the warehousing and distribution work that Penskes performed atthe retailer’s Phillipi Road headquarters and its distributionm centers in Tremont, Pa; Montgomery, Ala.; Rancho Calif.; and Durant, Okla. Timothy Johnson, Big vice president of strategic planning andinvestore relations, said more than a dozen carriers bid for the He declined to disclose the companyy Big Lots selected to succeex Penske. Big Lots and Penske representative ssaid they’re working with truck driversx looking to continue work under the new logisticds provider.
Johnson said the company met with workerws over the weekend to introduce the new In the event that some worker sare cut, Ryerson said privately held Pensker will work with the state “to make sure employeea are aware of different Penske employs about 20,000 workers worldwide. Asked why Big Lots opte d to bid for a new contractor after the latest five-year contract with Penske, Johnsobn said, “a lot has change d in transportation in the past five We owed it to our associates and shareholders to take a fresn look at how we handle outbound The loss of the Big Lots contract comes less than a year aftert Penske was replaced at a warehouse in Chattanooga, Tenn.
-based last fall stepped in at the where Penske had employed 146 workers. Penskew has 400 logistics centers worldwide. Its Centrao Ohio operations include a number of distributionh and warehousing facilities inthe region.
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