CVS to open new Kansas City distribution center
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City, here CVS comes.
The Kansas City Development Council announced Wednesday that CVS Pharmacy will build a 762,000-square-foot distribution center at Kansas City’s Skyport Industrial Park. A ground breaking for the 71-acre facility, located at 108th Street and North Congress near Kansas City International Airport and Interstate 29, is expected to take place in January, and construction is expected to commence immediately.
The new distribution center is expected to open in 2018 and support the service and fulfillment needs of more than 370 CVS Pharmacy stores throughout the Midwest. The new facility is expected to create more than 360 new jobs, as well as 100 additional jobs that will outsourced to local businesses.
“The key combination of a high-quality workforce and a centralized location will support the growing needs of our customers throughout the Midwest and beyond,” said Kevin Hourican, executive VP, Pharmacy Services and Supply Chain, CVS Health. “As a result of our new Midwest distribution center, our delivery drivers will drive hundreds of thousands fewer miles each year to deliver product to our stores, significantly reducing carbon emissions and improving highway safety.”
The new facility is expected to create more than 360 new jobs, as well as 100 additional jobs that will outsourced to local businesses.
“On behalf of CVS Pharmacy, we are thrilled to grow our presence in the Kansas City business community. This new location will help us better support our expanding distribution needs in the Midwestern market,” said Ron Link, Senior Vice President of Logistics at CVS/pharmacy. “We want to thank state and local officials for their cooperation and support during our site selection process.”
Tim Cowden, president and CEO of the Kansas City Area Development Council, told Drug Store News the selection process took CVS approximately one year, with the Woonsocket, R.I.-based retailer also considering other Midwestern locales for its new distribution center.
“CVS selected Kansas City for its ability to reach a big grouping of its customers,” said Cowden. “We’re very happy a company with the brand power of CVS chose Kansas City, which is emerging as a tier-one logistics center.”