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P ENNSYLVANIA Webgistix to open facility in Hanover Township Mericle Commercial RE Svcs. leases 108,000 s/f building
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ANOVER TWP — Webgistix , a Ra- kuten company and
a global leader in eCommerce order fulfillment services, has leased a 108,000 s/f building in Hanover Township from Mericle Commercial Real Estate Services . The facil- ity is the newest addition to Webgistix’s nationwide net- work of fulfillment centers that enable it to reach 98 percent of US eCommerce buyers within 1-2 days via ground delivery. The company expects to create dozens of jobs at the building, located at 320 Stew- art Rd. in Hanover Indus- trial Estates, and will begin operations by the end of November. Webgistix was founded to help eCommerce retailers manage their supply chains more efficiently and strategi- cally. Webgistix’s innovative cloud-based services auto- mate and accelerate order fulfillment. “Demand for our fulfill- ment services is growing rapidly as more retailers recognize the value of a coast- to-coast fulfillment network to shorten delivery times and cut costs,” said Joseph DiS- orbo , founder and president of Webgistix. “Hanover Town- ship is strategically located to help Webgistix maximize fulfillment efficiency within our 2 day delivery network. The location of the Hanover Township facility is also ideal for expedited freight ship- ments from Port Elizabeth in New Jersey.” In June 2013, Tokyo-based Rakuten, Inc. acquired We- bgistix. Rakuten offers eCom- merce and Internet services
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and CEO of the Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Business & Industry .” “This exciting announcement once again shows the valid- ity of Mericle’s Ready to Go Program. Ready to Go allows Mericle to respond quickly to the needs of a multinational company such as Rakuten. This provides a significant tool for our efforts to market the region and create jobs”. “The addition of Webgistix underscores Greater Wilkes- Barre’s reputation as a center of excellence for e-commerce,” said Moore. “We are looking forward to formally welcom- ing Webgistix with a ribbon cutting ceremony.” ■ NAI Summit’s Haines sells old bowling alley EMMAUS, PA — NAI Summit ’s Jay Haines repre- sented the owner, QNB Bank , in the sale of 4651 Colebrook Ave. in Emmaus, PA to Kevin Frantz . Serving the Lehigh Valley for more than 5 years, Frantz is a general contractor who plans to utilize the 15,251 s/f flex building set on 3 acres as his headquarters office and to store his equipment. ■
in more than 25 countries and territories and ranks among the top 10 Internet companies in the world. The acquisition was Rakuten’s second logistics investment outside of Japan and posi- tions Webgistix as an integral part of Rakuten’s expanding global logistics portfolio. Mericle vice president Bill Jones coordinated the lease transaction. Jones said eCommerce fulfillment com- panies are growing in the region, most likely due to quick access to major popula- tion centers, the availability of overnight transportation services, highly productive labor, and the availability of buildings and sites.” “Through our ReadyToGo Program™we are developing buildings on speculation and fully preparing more than 90 sites to ensure that com- panies like Webgistix have a variety of properties from which to choose when they are considering creating jobs in Northeastern Pennsylva- nia,” said Jones. “We are delighted to wel- come Webgistix to Hanover Industrial Estates,” said Wil- liam D. Moore , president
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