Ocean City Reservations

Searching Availabilty

You are seconds away from the best deals in Ocean City, MD!

Book Your Trip Online!

Search & Compare 80 Hotels with 1 Click

Best Rates on the Web

Plus FREE Meals & FREE Things To Do

Click Here!
Connect & Share
Share this site all of these other ways too!
OC is Free!
OC is Free! Book Here and select from among these FREE Meals & Things To Do...
  • Seacrets
  • Greene Turtle
  • Bull on the Beach
  • BJ's on the Water
  • Hooters
  • Fresco's
  • Ruth's Chris
  • Jolly Roger Amusement Park
  • Splash Mountain Waterpark
  • Speedworld Go-Karts
  • Miniature Golf
  • Ripley's Museum
  • Lighthouse Sound Golf
  • GlenRiddle Golf
  • Dead Freddies
Goodie Bag
Published On: 10/28/14

South Moon Under Opens Distribution Center In Salisbury; New Operation Allows Company To Continue Growing

By: DispatchAdmin via Maryland Coast Dispatch

BERLIN – South Moon Under is expected to expand its Internet business as well as its brick and mortar operations with the opening of a new distribution center in Salisbury.

The new facility, located on Naylor Mill Road in Salisbury, will allow the Berlin-based company to double the size of its existing business by enabling it to add stores and take its online business to the international level. The company will soon be shipping to the United Kingdom and Australia.

“Essentially the opening of a new distribution center allows us to grow for the next 10 years,” said Gage Lester, the company’s vice president of sales and marketing.

Lester said the company was out of room in its previous distribution center and had been faced with either building a new center or renting space.

“Salisbury made sense in terms of the availability of warehouse space,” he said, adding that it would also provide a more convenient commute for employees who lived in Wicomico County.

Sen. Jim Mathias said it was great to see another locally-owned business expand and create jobs on the Lower Shore.

“South Moon Under continues to lead the way with cutting edge business practices and environmentally friendly construction and operation,” he said. “I am happy to welcome their new distribution center to the Salisbury business community.”

The new distribution center, which created 25 new jobs, is expected to provide South Moon Under with the opportunity to increase its presence in Salisbury with both the local business community as well as Salisbury University, which company founder Frank Gunion considers “an important resource for talent in this region.”

Gunion, who started South Moon Under in 1968, has grown what started as a small surf shop into an upscale clothing retailer with stores in Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Connecticut.

“In the 1960s, South Moon Under operated as a surf shop selling surfboards and swimwear primarily for men,” Lester said. “Now we’re primarily a women’s retailer. In 1968, there were a few employees. Now we’re pushing 500.”

Lester said the company currently operates 22 stores and would be opening two more next year.

“Pretty much everything is different except for the brand itself and what the company believes in as far as taking care of our customers and providing a quality hand-picked selection,” Lester said.

While merchandise, which the company selects from 400 different vendors, is always changing, Lester said customers can count on shopping satisfaction with South Moon Under.

“The merchandise changes but the experience remains constant,” Lester said.

Best Western Plus Ocean City
From $69.00 per night
Carousel Oceanfront Hotel & Condominiums
From $89.00 per night
Howard Johnson® By Wyndham Oceanfront Plaza Hotel
From $71.96 per night
Tidelands Caribbean Hotel & Suites
From $79.00 per night
Crystal Beach Oceanfront Hotel
From $79.00 per night
Fenwick Inn
From $79.00 per night
Bonita Beach Hotel
From $79.00 per night
Get Email Alerts

Receive priority email notifications of last minute deals, packages, events and limited time offers.

close me
Back To Top