DHL eCommerce Solutions, a division of the world’s leadinglogistics company Deutsche Post DHL Group, plans to investapproximately $30 million in 2020 to expand and modernize itsoperation in the United States. The investment includes purchasingits first fully-owned move-in-ready distribution center in theUnited States and temporary distribution center space in Chicago,IL; Los Angeles, CA; and Avenel, NJ. Due to anticipated 2020holiday peak volume increases (Nov.-Dec. 2020), automationequipment investments are also planned. At the end of the thirdquarter and throughout the fourth quarter, the company is hiring900 new distribution center workers to support its growth.
“It is an extremely proud moment for us to move to our firstfully-owned U.S. building located in Atlanta,” said DHL eCommerceSolutions Americas CEO Lee Spratt. “Our expansion plans have beenin the works for some time, but with this year’s consistent surgein e-commerce volumes, we understood the urgency of finalizing ourplans to have a permanent home in the Atlanta area and additionalspace in strategic metropolitan U.S. locations.”
The 150,000 square foot building located 20 miles from theAtlanta Hartsfield Airport has access to some of the mainthoroughfares for speedy air and ground parcel transportation. Thedistribution center will process domestic lightweight parcels. Inaddition to the new building, the initial investment will include asorting machine that can process 20,000-30,000 parcels perhour.
“At DHL eCommerce Solutions, we expect to see 30-50 percentmore e-commerce volumes this holiday peak season compared to lastseason, so we have made the necessary investments in our footprint,machinery, and people to be ready to serve our customers and makethis season a success,” said Spratt.
DHL eCommerce Solutions currently has 19 distribution centersand three corporate offices in the United States and Canada withapproximately 3,000 employees. The division is focused 100 percenton servicing B2C online merchants, shipping lightweight packets andparcels domestically and internationally.