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Omaha Nebraska Based Warehouse for Merriam, KS

Storage, shipping and overflow support for Johnson County companies, from our single Omaha facility.

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Why Merriam Businesses Choose Gratton Warehouse

Open-air farmers market pavilion with produce stands and shoppers on a bright Saturday morning in Merriam, Kansas
Merriam Marketplace · Merriam, Kansas

Merriam is a compact Johnson County city whose historic district centers on Merriam Drive and the Merriam Marketplace pavilion, home of a Saturday farmers market from May through September. The Turkey Creek Streamway Trail and Werner Park sit close by, and local firms range from independent shops and service providers to distributors who ship across the metro. That mix of small buildings and big order books is exactly why storage space gets tight.

Let us be direct: Gratton is an Omaha Nebraska warehouseAerial view of the Gratton Warehouse building with loading docks and parking in Omaha on a clear dayGratton's Omaha FacilityGratton's only building is in Omaha at 11005 E Circle, roughly 199 miles from Merriam, and it serves Kansas City-area clients from that one site., and we have no building in Merriam. Our only facility sits at 11005 E Circle, Omaha, NE 68137, about 199 miles and 3 hours 41 minutes north by interstate. That distance makes us a place for Midwest overflow, regional inventory and cross-country shipping, with storage arrangements that you can scale back the moment your needs change.

Floor area is the scarce thing for a company in a small, busy city. Pallets crowd a back dock, seasonal goods block aisles, and one new customer account can push the whole room past its limit. Instead of signing another Kansas lease, some owners send a slice of their stock north. Omaha is within easy reach of Nebraska, Iowa and the Dakotas, so a third-party logistics partner here can open territories your Kansas room never reached. Storage at Gratton can be contract, seasonal, public or overflow, billed monthly, with no volume floor and no long commitment to defend, and a single account manager gets to know your products, carriers and deadlines. Owners can begin with a handful of pallets from the back room and add more as the Omaha arrangement proves itself over a few months.

Between an arriving truck and an outgoing order, our crews cover each step. They empty containers, sort mixed deliveries and cut bulk freight into smaller shipments. A Merriam web store can send us its pick and pack work and returns management, and a business that assembles gift sets can lean on kitting and sub-assembly. Outbound freight rides as LTL, truckload or small packages with UPS, FedEx and USPS, and customers who prefer to collect can use will-call. Expedited delivery covers tight deadlines. Our racks and dock accept single units up to 5 tons.

Inventory kept at a distance has to stay visible. Gratton's software runs in the cloud and comes from 3PL Central, now Extensiv, so counts, orders and shipments show up live on a laptop in a Merriam office or a phone at a trade event. Wireless RF barcode scanning records receipts and picks without retyping, and a camera system is installed in every facility we operate. If a partner or lender asks what moved last quarter, inventory reports give the answer in minutes instead of days.

One call to (402) 339-9993 starts the process, any weekday from 8 am to 4:30 pm Central. Tell us what you sell, how quickly it turns and where it ships. Our system handles a catalog of one item or five thousand, and individual pieces from a single pound to ten thousand, after which your account manager maps receiving, storage and shipping. Merriam owners can ask for a storage quote and weigh it against another year of crowded space. A fourth generation of the same family runs Gratton today, and we would rather give you the real distance than promise too much.

Built for Merriam Firms

How Gratton Supports Merriam Businesses

Merriam companies can lean on a warehouse in Omaha, NEAerial view over the Omaha truck court and parking area where Merriam shippers' extra pallets are keptOverflow Space ExplainedOverflow storage means renting extra racks for a surge and releasing them afterward, so a growing Kansas shop is never stuck with space it does not need. for several reasons. Here are four arrangements we set up most often for Kansas City-area clients.

Crates of jars, packaging and boxed craft goods stacked beside colorful market display equipment

Market Vendors and Makers

Growers, bakers and craft sellers who work Saturday markets need somewhere to keep packaging and surplus goods between selling days.

Gratton can hold boxes, jars, labels, display gear and finished products on flexible monthly terms, releasing them in step with your selling season. Shipments leave by parcel, LTL or truckload, and food lines are handled in an FDA-registered facility with temperature-controlled storage where needed. Your inventory tracking dashboard shows how many cases remain before the next market weekend. Because the terms run month to month, a vendor who sells only from spring to autumn is not paying for empty shelves through winter.

Packing table with brown cartons, label printers and colorful retail products ready for parcel shipping

Web Retailers

Merriam internet sellers who started in a spare room or a small rented space often reach a point where packing by hand slows growth.

Handing stock to Gratton swaps hand packing for a routine. Orders appear on our floor, staff pick with RF scanners that confirm each item, and we ship web orders with UPS, FedEx or USPS labels. Customer returns come back to our dock. The brand and the buyer relationship remain yours, while we take on cartons, tape and carrier pickups, and inventory tracking keeps each count current. A Merriam seller whose buyers sit in Omaha, Lincoln or Sioux Falls may even find that shipping from our dock reaches them sooner than shipping from Kansas.

Semi trucks backed up to the loading doors of a big distribution building on a sunny day

Distribution Companies

Wholesalers and light-industrial firms in Johnson County can add a northern base that reaches the upper Midwest without a new site.

Trucks pull up to our dock near I-80, and crews break each load into store-sized orders. Light loads headed the same way can be merged, which may put fewer trucks on your bill. Industrial products, machinery, electronics, apparel, toys and general merchandise are all welcome, and the handling follows a predictable rhythm. A Merriam distributor keeps its Kansas City base for local customers, while Omaha stock supplies accounts in Nebraska and Iowa, with inventory reports to compare how the two points perform.

Stacked boxes of uniforms, banners and sports mats on warehouse shelves in bright light

Community and Fitness Suppliers

Firms that supply recreation centers, schools and community events need storage for equipment that is used in bursts and idle for weeks.

Gratton can store mats, uniforms, banners, seasonal decor and boxed supplies on seasonal terms, then ship them when the next program or event approaches. Textiles and apparel are common in this group, as are toys and promotional items. Our team handles sub-assembly and kitting for event packs and tracks each lot in a pallet record. Your account manager sets a release schedule so goods leave Omaha on time, and returns management takes back unused items until the next season needs them.

About Gratton Warehouse Company

Inside the Gratton Warehouse facility in Omaha: tall orange pallet racking stocked with bagged goods, a reach truck, and boxed pallets staged on the floor

Gratton Warehouse Company has been an Omaha Nebraska warehouseLooking down on the old and established Gratton site beside I-80 in Omaha, NebraskaFamily-Run Since 1894Four generations of one family have kept freight moving in Omaha for over 130 years, and the firm took a 2023 Best of B2B award. since 1894, and the same family runs it today, now in the fourth generation. For Merriam clients, that long record shows up in simple ways: the phone gets answered, problems are reported plainly and freight leaves when promised. More than 130 years of changing trucks, tools and customers taught us to keep the basics right. G5 Logistics powers the company, B2B Omaha handed it a 2023 Best of B2B title, and the lesson we take from that is to keep improving our work.

Gratton's single building sits near I-80, within reach of the other big highways. For Merriam companies, that means goods can head toward Kansas City on I-29 or fan out to Iowa, Lincoln and points beyond without a long city crawl first. We take part in the Omaha Chamber, plus AIB and the National Safety Council. By choosing one facility over satellites, we keep distribution services focused and overhead modest, so clients pick flexible terms rather than pay for empty space in another state. That choice also keeps the offer easy to understand: one address, one phone number and one team that knows your account.

Storage Matched to Your Goods

What you ship decides how an account is set up. Our racking is built for items from one pound up to a ten-thousand-pound load, with the biggest single units reaching five tons. Merriam firms can store toys and electronics beside textiles, apparel, industrial machinery, grocery and natural foods, consumer products and general merchandise, and the same account can hold archived documents or even movie sets. Temperature-controlled space suits products that dislike heat or cold, and hazmat services cover materials needing special care. A catalog can hold one SKU or several thousand, and pick and pack flexes to match, which suits Merriam makers who rework their lines often and need every version to stay easy to find.

Extra services fill out the offer. Crews handle sub-assembly, kitting, special project assistance and just-in-time deliveries, and every task is logged in our system. Returns management covers goods that come back. Will-call is available during weekday hours, and each storage term runs by the month, so a seasonal line never ties you to years of storage. You can check on any task online rather than call and ask.

A Partner Beyond Johnson County

Merriam's year follows a rhythm of Saturday market mornings in the warm months, community events and the holiday retail push. Businesses that ride those swings need space that grows and shrinks without a penalty. Gratton's public warehousing model lets your footprint follow demand month by month, with no minimum commitment. When volume jumps, extra pallets go into Omaha; when it falls, your costs ease too, and nobody is stuck with a long lease after a short season. That flexibility helps a small owner who would rather spend on customers than on empty shelves, and a handful of trial pallets, followed online from day one, is enough to see how the arrangement feels.

Starting is simple: begin by listing what you stock, about how much ships monthly and who hauls it today. We will outline how receiving, storage and shipping would run, and we welcome questions about unloading containers, order fulfillment, break-bulk shipping or JIT delivery. Once goods arrive, a dedicated account manager handles each change and special request. The hours you free up go to sales, hiring and service, while we can combine loads before they leave. Plenty of Kansas owners begin small, then add space once the numbers look right. Questions are welcome before you commit to anything, even about the long drive.

Certified Services

Everything Merriam shippers use, delivered from one Omaha building by the I-80 corridor.

  • Full-service receiving & putaway
  • Pick, pack & kitting
  • Same-day order fulfillment
  • Freight forwarding & cross-docking
  • Temperature-controlled storage
  • Hazmat certified facility
  • Real-time cloud WMS visibility
  • Dedicated account management

Technology & Services

Real-time tools Merriam clients use to watch stock from Kansas.

Cloud WMS PlatformReal-time inventory visibility, order tracking, and reporting from any device, anywhere.
Multi-Carrier ShippingUPS, FedEx, USPS, LTL freight — we optimize carrier selection for your budget and timeline.
Pick, Pack & KittingCustom assembly, bundling, and branded packaging solutions for any product type.
Returns ManagementStreamlined reverse logistics keeps your inventory accurate and customers satisfied.

Ready to Add Omaha Space for Merriam?

Talk with Gratton about extra storage, outbound freight and month-to-month terms for your Merriam company.

Getting to Gratton Warehouse from Merriam

The drive from Merriam to our dock covers about 198.8 miles and normally takes 3 hours 41 minutes. Drivers head north on I-35, switch to I-635, then take I-29 north and I-80 west to exit 445 and West Center Road, a workable route for inbound loads.

  1. Leave Merriam, KS heading toward the nearest main road.
  2. Turn right onto West 62nd Street.
  3. Take the ramp onto I-635 for about 12 miles.
  4. Keep slight left at the fork toward I 29 North for about 170 miles.
  5. Take the ramp onto I-80 Express for about 12 miles.
  6. Continue straight onto West Center Road.
  7. Turn right onto South 108th Street for about 0.9 miles.
  8. Turn right onto E Circle.
  9. Arrive at Gratton Warehouse, 11005 E Circle, Omaha, NE 68137, on the left.
198.8Miles
3 hr 41 minDrive time

Think of a trip to an Omaha, NE warehouseAerial image of Gratton's dock doors and roof where customers from Kansas pick up ordersWill-Call From KansasMerriam clients who make the trip can use will-call on weekdays through the 4:30 pm Central closing time; a quick call ahead is wise. as a long day out, or let our team send your goods south. To collect an order yourself, ring ahead on a weekday, ahead of the half-past-four Central close, so we expect you from Johnson County.

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Markets We Serve

Gratton Warehouse ships from one facility in Omaha, Nebraska, to businesses across these markets.

Kansas City 31 locations
Chicago & Illinois 31 locations
Dallas–Fort Worth 20 locations