someone who honestly wants to absorb the day-to-day of this industry. Family people. Team players. These are the people who know what it is to work as a group and that’s what I look for.” With a warehouse that measures more than 6,000 square feet and a showroom that sees daily impromptu tours, communication and teamwork are essential. But it’s not just the size and duality of Wineracking Depot – which is slated for an expansion in 2017 – that makes collabo- ration key: It’s also Garcia’s same-day shipping guaran- tee. “It’s no longer next-day shipping or ship within three business days. If a customer orders their entire layout in the morning, then it’s going to be packed up and shipped out in the afternoon,” Garcia explained. In 23 years of business, Garcia says Wineracking Depot has grown by approximately 35%, but he feels like it’s due time for a growth spurt. “I spent the last eight years flying back and forth between Canada and China to grow the brand and during that time I’ve put a lot of thought into expanding our focus to finished wine rooms. That’s where we’re headed.”
“My family is here, the wineries, the machineries of the whole industry are here. It’s home.”
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