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Retail logistics outsourcing trends

Overview

Retail brands Puma and Columbia Sportswear are expanding their logistics operations through strategic partnerships with third-party logistics (3PL) providers.

Puma has extended its relationship with Maersk to manage three automated distribution centers in California, Arizona, and Indiana. These facilities, totaling approximately 2.3 million square feet, will utilize AutoStore automated storage and retrieval technology to support retail, wholesale, and e-commerce channels.

Columbia Sportswear has entered a 10-year strategic partnership with GXO in Europe. Under this agreement, GXO will manage the brand’s primary continental European distribution hub located in France.

These developments reflect an industry trend where fashion and retail companies outsource logistics to manage rising costs, trade uncertainty, and complex multi-channel inventory demands.

Entities

GXO Logistics · Columbia Sportswear · Puma · Maersk · Columbia Sportswear Company

Timeline

  1. [BUSINESS] 2 sources
    Puma and Columbia Sportswear expand logistics outsourcing

    Puma and Columbia Sportswear are deepening partnerships with Maersk and GXO, respectively, to outsource and automate their logistics and distribution operations.

  2. [BUSINESS] 2 sources
    GXO Logistics to manage Columbia Sportswear's European logistics

    GXO Logistics has secured a ten-year contract to manage Columbia Sportswear's European logistics, including its primary distribution center in Cambrai, France.

Sources

diariodetransporte.com · footyheadlines.com · interempresas.net · monacoinsider.com