84 Lumber Consolidates Nine Stores

84 Lumber, headquartered in Eighty Four, Pa., recently closed nine stores as a result of consolidations in six markets.  In addition, the Santa Rosa, Calif., store will close as a result of insufficient single-family home starts within the last six months. The older, smaller size of the facility is no longer viable in the company’s present business model, according to a press release from the company.

The nine stores that have been closed as a result of consolidating operations are: Frederick, Md., will be consolidated into the Mount Airy, Md., operation; Seabrook, Md., will be consolidated into the Upper Marlboro, Md., store; Omaha, Neb., will be consolidated into the Lincoln, Neb., store; Covington, Ga., on the southeast side of Atlanta, Ga., is being consolidated into the larger McDonough, Ga., store; Loveland, Colo., and Colorado Springs, Colo., are being consolidated into the Henderson, Colo., yard; Tampa, Fla., a smaller, older store, is being consolidated into the newly renovated Plant City, Fla., location; and Sarasota, Fla., will be consolidated into the larger Bradenton, Fla., store.

Additionally, the Sacramento, Calif., store and truss plant closed on March 17.  The Sacramento market will continue to be serviced out of the Auburn, Calif., 84 Lumber store, which was expanded by three acres in 2007.  In addition, 84 Components, the component manufacturing division of 84 Lumber, will work to find a preferred fabricator of trusses for the company’s customers. 

“These consolidations give us a stronger and more efficient presence in markets that have exhibited strong growth in the past, and that we believe will post high growth again when the housing market turns around,” says Frank Cicero, executive vice president of store operations. 

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