Overstock.com will open a new distribution center at 5300 Kansas Ave. in Kansas City, Kansas, according to an announcement today.

Overstock.com is a leading online home goods and furniture retailer.

According to a spokesman, about 100 jobs are expected to be created in the next two years at the distribution center.

The distribution center is not moving but is a new facility in the Overstock.com network, according to Ashlie Hand, vice president of communications for the Kansas City Area Development Council.

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