Skechers to Build Huge Distribution Center

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Skechers USA Inc. said Wednesday that it is planning to build a 1.8-million-square-foot distribution center in the Moreno Valley.


The Manhattan Beach-based shoe retailer said the new center, which is estimated to be the largest facility in the country to have a single occupant, is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2009 and will centralize its North American distribution operations.


The facility has five buildings and is more than a half-mile long and will act as the hub for the company’s goods, which are predominantly made in China and shipped to the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.


The cost of construction was not released but industry analysts put the cost well above $100 million.


Shares in Skechers were up 1 percent, or 20 cents, to $20.72 in afternoon trading Wednesday on the New York Stock Exchange.

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