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Pet Valu Continues Supply Chain Transformation with Official Opening of Distribution Centre in British Columbia
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\n Pet Valu Continues Supply Chain Transformation with Official Opening of Distribution Centre in British Columbia\n \n\n /* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n.prntac{\nTEXT-ALIGN: CENTER\n}\n \n\n\n\n\n\n Canada NewsWire\n \n\n\n\n\n New facility triples warehouse capacity in\n \n British Columbia\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n MARKHAM, ON\n \n\n ,\n \n\n Sept. 6, 2024\n \n\n /CNW/ - Pet Valu Holdings Ltd. (\"Pet Valu\" or \"the Company\"), the leading Canadian specialty retailer of pet food and pet-related supplies, announced today the official opening of its 350,000 sq. ft., LEED-gold certified distribution centre in\n \n Surrey, British Columbia\n \n (\"Surrey DC\" or the \"Facility\"). The Surrey DC, which is three times the size of Pet Valu's existing warehouse in the province, is a key component of Pet Valu's over\n \n $100 million\n \n supply chain transformation and unlocks the Company's continued growth in\n \n Western Canada\n \n while providing enhanced service to existing stores in the region.\n \n\n \"Our new Surrey DC represents the second pillar of our supply chain transformation, and another key achievement of our cross-functional teams, whose careful balance of rigourous planning and iterative learning have kept this multi-year project on time and on budget,\" says\n \n Richard Maltsbarger\n \n , Chief Executive Officer of Pet Valu. \"This new Facility embodies Pet Valu's commitment to Our Four Paws service model, designed to emphasize safety, compassion, expertise and efficiency. Following several years of heightened investments, we are now entering the final stretch of our transformation, after which we will have\n \n Canada's\n \n strongest pet specialty distribution network as the backbone to propel Pet Valu's continued profitable growth over the next decade.\"\n \n\n The Surrey DC is the second largest pet specialty distribution centre in\n \n Canada\n \n , exceeded only by Pet Valu's own 670,000 sq. ft. distribution centre in\n \n Brampton, Ontario\n \n (\"GTA DC\"), and brings up to 150 skilled jobs to\n \n Surrey\n \n . Similar to the GTA DC, th...