Vernon Hills, IL-based computer reseller CDW expects to open a 500,000-sq.-ft. distribution center in Las Vegas by the end of the year, according to Jim Garlow, director of advertising. The facility will better serve its West Coast customers, primarily those in California. CDW already has a 450,000-sq.-ft. facility in Vernon Hills.
The Vegas facility will serve as a key hub for the company, Garlow says. Not only will it lower shipping expenses, but because of proximity, CDW will be able to deliver product in a matter of hours to West Coast customers. CDW currently ships 97% of its orders the same day from Vernon Hills.
“Sometimes we get orders requesting product in a matter of hours,” Garlow says. “Now we can take care of the entire region with the Vegas facility.”