Lululemon is planning to shut down its Washington distribution center and lay off 128 employees after opening a massive new warehouse outside of Los Angeles, the company confirmed Friday.
"While some employees will be retained and will relocate to other facilities, including our recently opened distribution center in the greater Los Angeles area, the optimization will result in the reduction of just over 100 positions within the existing Sumner distribution center," the person added.
The closure comes after Lululemon more than tripled its warehouse footprint in the past few years to accommodate its rapid growth.
In 2021, it entered into a new lease for a 1.26 million square-foot facility outside of Los Angeles in Ontario, California, filings show.
In 2022, it leased a 980,000 square foot warehouse outside of Toronto in Brampton, Ontario.
Persons:
Lululemon, Sumner, —, CNBC's Annie Palmer
Organizations:
state's Employment Security Department
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San Diego , California, Washington, Los Angeles, Sumner, Seattle, Sumner , WA, U.S, Canada, Toronto, Ontario , California, Brampton , Ontario, California, North America, Americas