{"id":3684,"date":"2026-08-06T05:41:43","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T05:41:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=3684"},"modified":"2026-08-06T05:41:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T05:41:43","slug":"150-employees-expected-to-lose-jobs-as-company-closes-oaks-distribution-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=3684","title":{"rendered":"150 employees expected to lose jobs as company closes Oaks distribution center"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div><audio><\/audio><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Wholesale supply distributor Essendant plans to lay off 150 workers in the Phoenixville area and close its location there, as it looks for a way to avoid liquidating the whole company.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=3682\">Delco man pleads guilty to stalking Philly TV news personality<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The distribution center at 125 Green Tree Rd. in Upper Providence Township, which the company referred to as the Oaks facility,is expected to shutter around Oct. 3, said Marcela Sztainberg, who leads human resources at Essendant. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The Illinois-based company has been operating out of the 558,704-square-foot Phoenixville facility for roughly 20 years, said Sztainberg. Its current lease expires in 2031.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Essendant several years ago merged with private-equity owned Staples. The deal was announced in 2018 as an acquisition by Staples, and the Federal Trade Commission scrutinized the combination over concerns that the deal would harm competition in the office supply industry.The companies ultimately agreed to limit Staples\u2019 access to Essendant\u2019s customer information.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Workers at the Phoenixville site earn $46,718 annually on average, said Sztainberg. She said the company does not plan to offer them positions at other company locations. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Sztainberg did not provide a reason for the closure. But the company has been going through several changes recently. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Industry reports note that Essendant has been shifting away from office supplies to focus the business on other products, including janitorial items and technology. Late last year the company also announced a partnership with transportation and logistics management company Hub Group, as part of its new delivery model. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=3680\">Andrew Painter exits his start vs. Nationals with left hamstring tightness<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Late last year, the company issued layoff notices for facilities in Florida, Texas, North Carolina, and Ohio, The Houston Business Journal reported. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>In a layoff notice filed this week with the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry, Sztainberg wrote that Essendant was looking to sell off some of its assets. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe company has been exploring various strategic alternatives, including potential sale transactions involving certain of the company\u2019s assets and operations, and securing additional capital to avoid liquidation of the company,\u201d the notice reads. \u201cAt this time, the company does not know if these efforts will succeed.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Essendant\u2019s website indicates that it carries brands such as Clorox, Rubbermaid, and Colgate-Palmolive. It distributes items including batteries, calculators, printing supplies, hand sanitizer, soap, and trash bags. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Originally called Utility Supply Co., the company was incorporated in 1922. It opened its first retail store in 1937 and by 1978 functioned as a wholesale supplier of office products, according to the business\u2019 website. It was renamed Essendant in 2015.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The company went public in 1981 and in 2017 reported $5 billion in net sales. It became a private company following the Staples merger. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=3678\">Derek Hill and Andrew Painter suffer injuries in Phillies\u2019 10-4 loss to Nationals in 11 innings<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Essendant, which merged with Staples several years ago, is planning the closure as it looks to avoid liquidating the company.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3683,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3684","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>150 employees expected to lose jobs as company closes Oaks distribution center - Corporate Movers USA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=3684\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"150 employees expected to lose jobs as company closes Oaks distribution center - 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