Gap Inc. Will Expand at Fishkill DC

FISHKILL, NY-Gap Inc. is expanding its 2.5-million-square-foot distribution center here, as well as the Gap Global Creative Center in Manhattan, the Cuomo administration announced Thursday. The decision to stay put and expand in New York State followed the apparel retailer's re-examination of its global branding and logistics, during which time it looked at expansion and consolidation projects across the US.

Gap's commitment to invest in its Fishkill and New York City locations demonstrates how the new business climate in New York is creating jobs and aiding growth in the private sector,” Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Thursday. “I am pleased that this world-renowned brand will not only continue to make New York its home but will bring additional new jobs, benefitting local families and communities.”

To help secure the company's significant expansion and jobs, Empire State Development offered Gap Inc. $1 million in performance-based Excelsior Jobs Tax Credits, which are tied directly to job creation and investment commitments. Fishkill, a Dutchess County community where Gap Inc. built a distribution center more than a decade ago, was considered a prime location for expansion, and New York was chosen among other locations across the country.

“Earlier this year, we expanded our regional-based shipping model across all of our brands, enabling us to ship more product from Fishkill to stores throughout the Northeast,” says Shawn Curran, Gap's SVP for global logistics. “We're happy that this change translates into more jobs at our Fishkill campus.” The company's moves will add more than 90 jobs to the existing 1,000 in Fishkill and 80 more in New York City.

The expansion in Fishkill will not add any square footage to the existing facility. It's a distribution center for the company's namesake stores, as well as its Old Navy and Banana Republic brands.