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PEDRICKTOWN, N.J. — Five Below (NASDAQ: FIVE), a retailer catering to pre-teens and teens, and supply-chain company NFI have opened a more than 1 million-square-foot distribution center in Pedricktown. Five Below will occupy 700,000 square feet of the property, which broke ground in September 2014, and use the property as its eastern U.S. distribution center servicing more than 300 retail store locations in the region. The new distribution center is bringing an estimated 100 jobs to the area. The facility features three miles of conveyor equipment and 2,500 tons of steel racking to support year-round operations.