GSI opens largest fulfillment center

RICHWOOD, Ky. GSI Commerce Inc. announced that it recently opened a new, highly automated fulfillment center in Richwood, Ky. At 540,000 square feet, the state-of-the-art center is GSI's largest facility to date. At full capacity, Richwood will ship more than 110,000 orders per day during peak season while creating more than 500 full-time and 500 seasonal jobs.

"Our advanced Richwood facility was designed to support the immediate and future needs of GSI's growing, diverse partner base," said Bob Wuesthoff, GSI's evp of global operations. "Fulfillment is a key component to GSI's end-to-end solution, and Richwood complements our existing infrastructure while simultaneously providing additional scalability to our operations. The employees at our Shepherdsville and Louisville, Ky., facilities are critical to the success of our global operations and we're delighted to welcome the community of Richwood and our newest employees to GSI."