{"id":30884,"date":"2026-07-29T20:56:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T20:56:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/be\/30884\/"},"modified":"2026-07-29T20:56:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T20:56:12","slug":"skechers-to-open-massive-new-european-distribution-center-in-belgium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/be\/30884\/","title":{"rendered":"Skechers to Open Massive New European Distribution Center in Belgium"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tSkechers<\/a> is gearing up for its next chapter of growth with a new European distribution center.<\/p>\n

\n\tScheduled to be completed next month, Skechers<\/a> noted that the nearly 2.5 million square-foot center located near the Li\u00e8ge airport in Belgium is in close proximity to its longstanding Milmort site, which will continue to support the brand\u2019s existing teams during a transition period.<\/p>\n

\n\tSkechers noted that the project is being developed in partnership with Weerts Group, a major player in European logistics<\/a> real estate, and in collaboration with the Wallonia Export & Investment Agency (AWEX), Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 Wallonne des A\u00e9roports (SOWAER) and Li\u00e8ge airport.<\/p>\n

\n\tDavid Weinberg, chief operating officer at Skechers, said in a statement that for more than 23 years, the company has \u201cplaced its trust\u201d in Wallonia, the French-speaking region of southern Belgium, as a strategic base for its European operations and this new facility is just the next chapter.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThis massive, automated and sustainable building puts us at the forefront of innovative<\/a> distribution to the continent,\u201d Weinberg noted.<\/p>\n

\n\tInstallation of the company\u2019s automation system will begin in August, with the first phase set to be completed by the end of 2028. From goods receipt to shipping, the entire supply chain will be integrated into a completely redesigned logistics<\/a> ecosystem. Skechers\u2019 technological partner, KNAPP, will support this scaling up, the company noted.<\/p>\n

\n\tSkechers added that automation at the new hub will not replace the work of existing teams<\/a> on-site \u2014 instead, it introduces a balance. This balance makes it possible to keep operations in Belgium, despite the pressure of costs, and avoid a relocation scenario, the company said.<\/p>\n

\n\tPierre-Yves Jeholet, minister for the economy, industry and employment, added that in an increasingly competitive global environment, retaining and developing operations in the region is never a given. \u201cThis investment secures jobs, strengthens Wallonia\u2019s position as a leading logistics hub in Europe<\/a> and sends a clear message: international companies continue to choose Wallonia to grow and invest,\u201d Jeholet said.<\/p>\n

\n\tSince Skechers opened its first European distribution center as a 242,000 square-foot space in 2002, the company has gradually expanded the facility to meet growing demand for its product overseas. And with this new distribution center, Skechers is marking the next phase of its European expansion strategy.<\/p>\n

\n\tIn April, Skechers expanded its presence in Copenhagen with its first flagship destination<\/a> in the Danish city. The 7,500-square-foot store joined four Skechers concept shops in Copenhagen, as well as 27 other locations across Denmark.<\/p>\n

\n\tThis is the latest project from Skechers since it officially went private<\/a> in September following a May 2025 announcement that the third largest footwear company in the world inked a $9 billion go-private deal with Brazilian private equity firm 3G Capital \u2014 the biggest shoe buyout in history.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Skechers is gearing up for its next chapter of growth with a new European distribution center. Scheduled to…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":30885,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[4],"tags":[7,69,426,16862],"class_list":["post-30884","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-belgium","tag-belgium","tag-europe","tag-logistics","tag-skechers"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@be\/117005266810331965","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30884","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30884"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30884\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30885"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30884"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30884"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/be\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30884"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}