Parts Town Unlimited has leased a 538,450-square-foot fulfillment center at Jackson 85 North in Pendergrass, Georgia — a move designed to cut transit times and expand same‑day and pickup options for OEM replacement parts across the Southeast.
The site, slated for occupancy by the end of 2026, would be Parts Town’s largest fulfillment center to date. The company says the location will employ at least 140 people and aims to achieve Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification, signaling a simultaneous focus on scale and energy efficiency.
What the center will do and why it matters
Parts Town plans to stock commercial foodservice, residential appliance and HVAC OEM parts at the Pendergrass site. The company projects that, once operational, the new hub will enable shipments to 93% of U.S. customers within two days and introduce local fulfillment services — including pickup and same‑day delivery — with the potential for some orders to be available within two hours.
For service contractors, dealerships and parts sellers that rely on quick access to mission‑critical spares, those improvements can shorten equipment downtime and reduce the need for emergency shipments. For Parts Town, closer proximity to customers should lower transit costs and relieve pressure on its other distribution nodes.
Automation and AI at the new site
The company said it will deploy “advanced AI‑powered robotics solutions” at the Pendergrass facility, targeting automation for packing stations, shipping sortation and receiving. Parts Town already operates fulfillment centers in Chicago, Phoenix and Munich; the Georgia site is positioned as the next step in evolving its North American network.
Parts Town has also applied AI in customer tools: the company reported that recent AI-enabled updates to its PartPredictor product increased conversion rates for users by 54% and lifted associated revenue by more than 400% year over year. Those figures were shared by the company after the tool’s latest update.
Integrating robotics and AI at scale brings operational tradeoffs. Automation can raise throughput and consistency, but it requires tight coordination with inventory systems and local last‑mile options. The company’s stated LEED target suggests planners are weighing energy‑efficiency goals against the increased power and infrastructure demands of large‑scale automation.
Network strategy and what to watch
Parts Town framed the Pendergrass center as part of a strategy to position deeper inventory closer to customers and manufacturer partners. “Our new Global Fulfillment Center represents an important next step in the evolution of our North American distribution network and positions us to serve our customers and manufacturer partners with even greater speed, flexibility and scale,” CEO Bill Geary said in a company statement.
Practical signals to watch over the next 12–24 months include whether Parts Town meets its end‑2026 occupancy target, how quickly it hires and trains the planned workforce, and whether promised delivery windows — particularly same‑day and two‑hour pickups — are sustained in daily operations. Supply‑chain professionals should also monitor how the company balances automation scale‑up with energy and maintenance costs, and whether similar fulfillment expansions accelerate competitive moves from other distributors in the region.
The Pendergrass lease expands Parts Town’s regional footprint and raises the bar for parts availability in the Southeast. For businesses that depend on fast parts replacement, the new hub could change planning and inventory decisions — provided the company turns its timetable and technology plans into steady, measurable service gains.
