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is packing up this summer at thediscount retailer’x headquarters and four other distribution facilities after the merchantt opted to not renew a logistics contract that expires in The Reading, Pa.-based Penske said 186 workers, includinyg 53 in Columbus, couldr be affected when its contract with Columbus-based Big Lots expires July 31. Penske spokesmanj Randy Ryerson said the company has workedc with the retailersince 1991. The 1,300-storer Big Lots has chosen a new third-party logistics provider to continur the warehousing and distribution work that Penske performe d atthe retailer’s Phillipii Road headquarters and its distributiomn centers in Tremont, Pa; Montgomery, Ala.
; Ranchl Cucamonga, Calif.; and Durant, Okla. Timothh Johnson, Big Lots’ vice president of strategic planninb andinvestor relations, said more than a dozehn carriers bid for the work. He declined to disclosre the company Big Lots selectes tosucceed Penske. Big Lots and Penske representativexsaid they’re working with truck drivers looking to continue work under the new logisticws provider. Johnson said the company met with workersx over the weekend to introduce the new In the event that some workerszare cut, Ryerson said privately held Pensked will work with the state “to make sure employees are awar e of different services.
” Penske employs about 20,00 0 workers worldwide. Asked why Big Lots opted to bid for a new contractoer after thelatest five-year contract with Penske, Johnson said, “a lot has changerd in transportation in the past five We owed it to our associatese and shareholders to take a fresyh look at how we handle outbound The loss of the Big Lots contracty comes less than a year after Penskwe was replaced at a warehouse in Lockbourne. Tenn.-based last fall stepped in at the where Penske had employe146 workers. Penske has 400 logistics centers worldwide.
Its Central Ohio operations included a number of distribution and warehousinyg facilities inthe
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