Big Y is again expanding its distribution center, to provide capacity for the next 20 years, including 20 new supermarkets.
It was in 1995 that Big Y Food, Springfield, Mass., expanded its three smaller distribution facilities into the former Rexnord Roller Chain Manufacturing Co. on Roosevelt Avenue in Springfield. At the time, a staff of 27 people distributed produce and other products to 31 supermarkets throughout the region. Three years later, Big Y’s corporate headquarters and store support center moved to the same site.
Fast forward to 2018 where Big Y’s distribution supports 70 supermarkets out of the same space. The current 189,000-square-foot distribution center boasts 19 receiving bays and operates around the clock 7 days a week with 92 employees moving product through the system.