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Pet Valu Officially Opens Largest Pet Specialty Distribution Centre in Canada
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n \n Pet Valu Officially Opens Largest Pet Specialty Distribution Centre in Canada\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 670,000 sq. ft, state-of-the-art\n \n Brampton\n \n facility is setting the new standard for pet specialty distribution capabilities in\n \n Canada\n \n \n \n \n \n \n MARKHAM, ON\n \n \n ,\n \n \n Sept. 13, 2023\n \n \n /CNW/ - Pet Valu Holdings Ltd. (\"Pet Valu\" or \"the Company\") (TSX: PET), the leading Canadian specialty retailer of pet food and pet-related supplies, announced today the official opening of its state-of-the-art 670,000 sq. ft. distribution centre in\n \n Brampton, Ontario\n \n (\"GTA DC\" or \"the Facility\"). Representing a key milestone in the Company's nationwide\n \n $110 million\n \n supply chain transformation, the GTA DC will bring unprecedented scale and automation to\n \n Canada's\n \n pet sector as the largest distribution centre and robotics automation installation dedicated to serving the pet specialty industry.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \"Today marks a significant accomplishment for our teams, whose meticulous planning and tireless efforts have enabled Pet Valu to take a big step towards building\n \n Canada's\n \n strongest pet specialty distribution network\" says\n \n Richard Maltsbarger\n \n , President and Chief Executive Officer of Pet Valu. \"As the largest pet specialty facility in\n \n Canada\n \n , our GTA DC will benefit multiple aspects of our business through capacity to support future growth, efficiencies to accelerate speed to customers, tailored facilities to support employees, and job creation to support the communities we serve. We look forward to enhancing distribution services to our corporate and franchised stores in Central and\n \n Eastern Canada\n \n , including into our Chico banner in\n \n Quebec\n \n .\"\n \n \n Built by Orlando Corporation,\n \n Canada's\n \n largest privately-owned industrial real estate developer and landlord, the GTA DC is approximately  the size of 11 football fields a...