Wesco Aircraft Holdings, Inc. Provides Revenue Guidance for the Fiscal Year 2019; to Establish 3 New Multi-Commodity Distribution Centers; Plans to Relocate Hardware Warehouse from Valencia to the Distribution Center in Northlake, Texas; Expects to Close Approximately 16 Facilities
The company closed or announced plans to consolidate 13 single-commodity warehouse facilities to-date. In total, the company expects to close approximately 16 such facilities. At the same time, the company establishing 3 new multi-commodity distribution centers moving closer to the company's Wesco 2020 target of 7 such centers when the company finished.
The company also notified plans to relocate the company's hardware warehouse from Valencia to the company's full service distribution center in Northlake, Texas. This relocation will improve the company's operating cost by providing more efficient floor space, which will better realize the benefits of new warehouse technology and reduce the number of times company handle inventory before it reaches company's customers.