LIFE STYLE SPORTS ANNOUNCES NEW 120,000 SQ FT CARBON-NEUTRAL WAREHOUSE

Life Style Sports has announced the development of its new 120,000 sq ft Distribution Centre, located in the Aerodrome Business Park – west Dublin, is nearing completion ahead of a projected opening in Spring 2022.

The new Distribution Centre will be the first fully carbon neutral facility of its kind in Ireland, and will serve two primary purposes: speedily delivering orders to over 200 countries worldwide via an enhanced e-commerce offering, and quickly replenishing stock in Life Style Sports’ 44 outlets across the island of Ireland. In an exciting development, same-day delivery will now be possible for Irish consumers.

To view a video guide of the new distribution centre, click here: https://youtu.be/nds7yMcisvs

About the new warehouse:

• Ireland’s first carbon neutral distribution centre.
• Over 100 robots will automate picking. Each robot picks up to 600 items an hour.
• Additional €1m investment made in sustainability, including rooftop solar panels and rainwater harvesting.
• All eCommerce packaging will be cut to exact size to minimise waste.
• 500% increase in order packing capacity.
• Electric car and bike charging will be available onsite.

Mark Stafford, Life Style Sports CEO commented: “We are absolutely delighted to announce this historic step for Life Style Sports. We’ve been on an incredible journey since our foundation in 1979 and this new distribution centre futureproofs everything we do. We’re very proud of its sustainability, carbon neutrality and we are confident it will be one of the leading sports retail distribution centres anywhere in the world. Being able to offer same day delivery on many online orders shows our commitment to the highest levels of customer satisfaction. This is a very exciting step for the brand and we can’t wait to cut the ribbon on the new warehouse this coming spring.”