Why did you choose these 2 locations (Easton, Pennsylvania and Toronto, Ontario)?

We have incredible strength in both western Canada and the USA, and are really focusing on building out our east coast presence. Building on our current footprint in Montreal, both Toronto and Easton, PA add considerable strength to our 4-corners model for North America. We want to be positioned in the hearts of our clients’ markets to best serve their customers. Toronto is the 4th largest city in North America, and our facility in Pennsylvania will reach 65% of the US population in 2 days or less ground shipping. All this adds up to really helping our clients on their growth paths. We are looking forward to many more developments to come.

How will NRI’s clients benefit from these openings?

With the continued diversity of our clients’ business channels, it has never been more valuable to have product where their customers are. Our geographical strategy provides our clients with same day/next day options to the vast majority of the USA and Canadian marketplace. Time-to-customer is as important as ever. Our 4-corners footprint allows our clients to place inventory in 1, or up to all 4 regions to ensure that they are responsive, competitive, and sustainable. Moving parcels over shorter distances helps our clients improve on their environmental footprint as well.

Are existing clients moving, new clients joining, or a bit of both?

A little bit of both. The word is out on our expansion, and we have excited both new clients as well as existing. We spend a great deal of time helping our clients identify strategic improvement opportunities and, for some of them, having all or a portion of their inventory in the east is a smart decision. We have a small handful of existing clients joining us in both the new Toronto and Easton facilities, as well many amazing new clients signed on.

Is NRI creating any additional employment opportunities with these new openings?

Yes! We are very proudly an inclusive, values-based, full-time employer and excited to open our doors to new team members in new regions. We do not rely on temporary labor but rather strive to provide long-term career opportunities. Some of our existing team members are opting to embrace an adventure and move with us to these new cities, and we are bringing on much local talent. Anyone interested should visit our careers page for more info.