— Furniture Today,
\nSAN DIEGO, Calif. \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Case goods resource Kathy Ireland Home by Martin is set to open a warehouse in south China
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\n that will be stocked with product from all eight Asian factories used by the home entertainment and home office specialist.<\/p>\n
The new facility will allow dealers to save on freight costs by ordering mixed containers that can be shipped directly to their U.S. distribution center.\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153This will open us up to midmarket dealers who can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t afford to buy a whole container of goods from a single factory,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said Karl Eulberg, vice president of sales. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153A whole container is especially difficult to do in a niche category like home office or home entertainment.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
Previously, dealers not wanting a container from a single factory had to order goods from the company\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s San Diego warehouse \u00e2\u20ac\u201d a move that boosted freight costs, especially for retailers east of the Mississippi.<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153With the mixed-container option, we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll be as competitive as anybody (based) on the East Coast,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Eulberg said.<\/p>\n
In addition to freight savings, he said the new warehouse will cut lead times to about six weeks \u00e2\u20ac\u201d roughly half the time it normally takes to receive a container from China.<\/p>\n
The company will stock about 85% of its SKUs at the facility.<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153This will also help the dealer establish a more smooth product flow,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Eulberg said.<\/p>\n
The new warehouse currently is 50,000 square feet, but easily can be doubled in size if demand warrants, he explained.<\/p>\n
Eulberg said most of the company\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Asian factories already have begun producing items for the warehouse. Shipments will begin in November.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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