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Fruit of the Loom To Close Berkeley County Distribution Center

by Nikki Gaskins Campbell
CREDIT: Nicole Johnson Shealy/The Berkeley Observer

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C. – Fruit of the Loom will soon permanently close its 752,000-square-foot distribution center in Berkeley County.

The closure was announced through South Carolina’s Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN), which reports mass layoffs and closings 60 days before they occur.

“As a global company operating in a highly competitive marketplace, Fruit of the Loom, Inc., is constantly analyzing its business to ensure we remain as competitive as possible. After an extensive review of our distribution network, the decision was made to close the distribution center in Summerville, South Carolina in support of a consolidation strategy,” Fruit of the Loom spokesperson Melanie Cressman said in an email to The Berkeley Observer.

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According to the notification, the Berkshire Hathaway-owned company will shut down its facility on March 22, resulting in the layoff of 119 workers.

Cressman said impacted employees will receive outplacement assistance and other benefits per company policies and the Workers Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN). State and local officials have been notified to provide any available assistance as well.

The center is located at 1116 Business Park Road in Summerville.
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