Grocers Supply plans 2019 move to new Houston facility

Grocers Supply, a division of C&S Wholesale Grocers, has signed a long-term lease for a 727,600-square-foot distribution center that is being built in Houston.
Grocers Supply, a division of C&S Wholesale Grocers, has signed a long-term lease for a 727,600-square-foot distribution center that is being built in Houston.
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Grocers Supply, a division of C&S Wholesale Grocers, has signed a long-term lease for a 727,600-square-foot distribution center that is being built in Houston.

The company is expected to move in the second quarter of 2019, according to a news release from Liberty Property Trust, a commercial real estate developer.

The building will have 75 dock doors and parking to 211 semi trailers, according to the release.

“This project will consolidate several buildings into one state-of-the-art facility, thereby enhancing our ability to provide efficient and timely distribution throughout the market,” Max Henderson, president of Grocers Supply, said in the release. “This long-term investment demonstrates Grocers Supply's commitment to our highly valued customers as well as growing our business in the years to come."

 

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