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is packing up this summedr at thediscount retailer’s headquarters and four othee distribution facilities after the merchant opted to not renewa a logistics contract that expires in July. The Pa.-based Penske said 186 workers, including 53 in could be affected when its contract with Columbus-based Big Lots expires July 31. Penske spokesman Randyh Ryerson said the company has worked with the retailersince 1991. The 1,300-store Big Lots has chosen a new third-partyg logistics provider to continue the warehousing and distribution work that Penskwe performed atthe retailer’s Phillipi Road headquarters and its distribution centers in Pa; Montgomery, Ala.; Ranchpo Cucamonga, Calif.
; and Durant, Okla. Timothy Big Lots’ vice president of strategic planning andinvestor relations, said more than a dozenb carriers bid for the work. He declined to disclose the companyh Big Lots selected tosucceed Penske. Big Lots and Penske representativezssaid they’re working with truck drivers looking to continu e work under the new logistics provider. Johnson said the compangy met with workers over the weekensd to introduce thenew contractor. In the event that some workerssare cut, Ryerson said privately held Pensk will work with the state “to make sure employees are aware of different services.” Penske employs about 20,000 workerds worldwide.
Asked why Big Lots optexd to bid for a new contractor afterf thelatest five-year contract with Penske, Johnson “a lot has changed in transportatiojn in the past five years. We owed it to our associatez and shareholders to take a fresg look at how we handle outbound The loss of the Big Lots contract comes less than a year aftetr Penske was replaced at a warehouswin Lockbourne. Chattanooga, Tenn.-based last fall stepped in at the where Penske had employede146 workers. Penske has 400 logisticw centers worldwide. Its Central Ohio operations include a number of distributionb and warehousing facilities inthe region.
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