WEST CHESTER, Pa., Aug. 29, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, QVC,
Inc., the world's leading video and e-commerce retailer, announced
the grand opening of its Ontario,
California, distribution center –
the company's first on the West Coast. The 1 million square foot
facility is expected to bring approximately 500 new jobs to
Ontario by 2018 and an additional
500 jobs by 2020.
"QVC is a destination where consumers find what they love and
love what they find and our new Ontario distribution center allows us to
continue to enrich our customer experience," said James Reid, vice president, Customer Logistics,
U.S. at QVC. "Our QVC family builds trust, loyalty and customer
engagement with every product we ship. We are excited to welcome
the Ontario team to the QVC
family."
The new distribution center is expected to accommodate
approximately 20 percent of QVC's total U.S. shipments, with plans
to store and ship all product categories – from fashion and beauty
products to big ticket items like TVs, computers and
housewares.
"As we open the doors to our first West Coast distribution
center, QVC would also like to take this time to reflect on the
exceptional support we received from the California Governor's office, Mayor
Paul Leon and the Ontario City
Council and San Bernardino
County," added Reid.
To celebrate the distribution center's opening, QVC will host a
grand opening ceremony and ribbon-cutting event today at the
distribution center. In support of the Ontario community, QVC will present donations
to the local chapters of the American Heart Association and the
United Way.
"The grand opening of QVC's state-of-the-art facility in
Ontario is the result of hard work
and coordination between the company, the state and our partners at
the local level," said Leslie
McBride, deputy director at the Governor's Office of
Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz). "We are honored QVC
chose California and we look
forward to continuing to work with them as they grow and add jobs
in the Golden State."
The LEED-certified facility will utilize high efficiency systems
for lighting, heating and cooling and will feature a 250 kW solar
array on its rooftop. The center is expected to lower the company's
use of trucking by more than 10 million miles annually, leading to
a reduction of more than 35 million pounds of CO2 emissions per
year.
"We are excited that QVC selected our community as the home for
its newest distribution center and know many of our residents look
forward to joining the QVC family," said Ontario Mayor Paul
Leon. "The City of Ontario
holds our partnerships with forward-thinking companies like QVC in
high esteem, as through them come great benefits for our city's
economy, culture and people."
QVC's current U.S. distribution centers are located in
Suffolk, Virginia; Lancaster, Pennsylvania; Rocky Mount, North Carolina; and Florence, South Carolina. Since 1986, QVC has
shipped more than 1.8 billion packages in the U.S., with a
single-day shipping record of approximately 800,000 units.
About QVC
QVC, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary
of Liberty Interactive Corporation (NASDAQ: QVCA, QVCB),
is the world's leading video and ecommerce
retailer. QVC is committed to providing its customers
with thousands of the most innovative and contemporary beauty,
fashion, jewelry and home products. Its programming is distributed
to approximately 360 million homes worldwide through operations in
the U.S., Japan, Germany, United
Kingdom, Italy, France and a joint venture
in China. Based in West Chester,
Pa. and founded in 1986, QVC has evolved from a TV
shopping company to a leading ecommerce and mobile commerce
retailer. The company's website, QVC.com, is ranked among the
top general merchant Internet sites. QVC, Q, and the Q Ribbon
Logo are registered service marks of ER Marks, Inc.
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