Melissa & Doug is taking supply chain issues into its own hands.
The Connecticut-based toymaker is opening a distribution facility to support its growth and continue the company’s effort to be more environmentally friendly. The 500,000 square-foot space, which is expected to expand even further to 750,000 square feet by 2026, is located near the New Jersey Turnpike in New Jersey.
The location’s accessibility to the interstate was designed to simplify coordination from the warehouse to customers while doubling as storage space and increasing the number of customer orders Melissa & Doug is able to ship by fivefold.
The new facility is also equipped with solar panels, leverages LED lighting with motion sensors, has a fleet of almost all electric forklift trucks, and has a recycle output of 95% corrugated waste. The location is providing employment opportunities for more than 250 employees.
“We continue to modernize and transform our supply chain by adding innovative and sustainable technology to get orders to our customers fast and efficiently, and it’s rewarding to see our associates and customers reap the benefits,” says Sekar Sundararajan, chief supply chain officer. “We are proud of our ongoing commitment to earn the trust of our customers and we will never stop innovating to keep it.”
