Just over a decade after Article launched its direct-to-consumer furniture brand, it is now set to open its first brick-and-mortar physical store location.
Stockton Fulfillment Center Opening All products headed to customers in our “West” region will travel through Stockton, which is located about 90 miles East of San Francisco, well situated to make use of the area’s arterial highways. The brand new 350,000 square foot site, equivalent to around 6 football fields, will service approximately 30% of the deliveries from our entire network, making it a crucial part of our logistics operation. The move sees us shift our destination port for products entering the US from LA to Oakland, which means we reduce the risk of disruptions by avoiding one of the continent’s busiest ports. Tim Melland, VP, Logistics commented on the opening: “The needs of our delivery network are constantly shifting, with seasonality, promotional activity, and the global economy, among other things, all having an impact. One thing that will not change is the need for a large hub on the West Coast to service our customers in that region. Our new Stockton facility provides that hub, shipping products to our surrounding strategically placed delivery stations for the final leg of their journeys to customers” said Tim. “Our new Stockton Fulfillment Centre will play an important role in this moving forward and I’m excited about its launch”. Ross Copely, Regional Manager of the West, led the opening in Stockton. He said “We couldn’t have opened the Stockton (SCK) Fulfillment Center without the hard work of so many Particles (people of Article).
From the beginning, Article has set out to create a remarkable shopping experience for our customers. Protocol spoke with Article co-founder and COO Andy Prochazka about how our decision to build our own software allowed us to deliver on our brand promise to make it easy to create beautiful modern spaces. Read more here:
Andy Prochazka, Co-Founder and COO was recently listed in The Global and Mail's Canada’s 50 Best Executives for 2020.
Throughout COVID, our primary focus has been the safety of our Particles (employees), their families, community, customers, and candidates. We are working from home until Spring 2021 at which point we will reevaluate based on government recommendations and guidance. For the very limited number of roles which are physically required to be in the office, we have COVID safety protocol to which we strictly adhere to. For all Canadian Particles, we have a Health Spending Account and Lifestyle Spending Account to assist in any required home office equipment and overall wellness expenses to support mental and physical health during this time. For our US Particles, we have extensive Extended Health coverage to also ensure their mental and physical health during this time.
