U.S. – Ashley Furniture Industries, Inc. (Ashley) has broken ground on a 465,000 square foot (43,000 sqm) E-Commerce Fulfillment and Distribution Center. 

The addition to Ashley’s facility in Pennsylvania will now total to 1.7 million square feet.

“As the trend for online shopping only continues to grow, this local addition for Ashley Furniture will benefit our neighbors and friends by creating jobs and providing an economic boost for our area rather than somewhere far away”, said Representative Barry Jozwiak.

To enhance Ashley’s ability to fulfill E-Commerce orders, which is an emerging demand, the addition will allow Ashley a better “speed to market” approach by storing more furniture on-site to better serve the regions customers. The E-Commerce Fulfillment and Distribution Center is expected to be completed by February 2018.

“This investment in our company today serves as an example to our commitment to customers across the globe. As the demand for faster deliveries of product is becoming more frequent in today’s market, this expansion allows our company to have additional space to service our customer base in a timelier fashion”, said Todd Wanek, President and CEO of Ashley Furniture Industries.