Logistic services that fit like a glove

To ensure that new collections are available in stores on time for shop hours, fashion retailers and online shops rely on REICHHART as their logistics partner. As an integral part of our clients supply chain, we create and realize individual, time- and cost-efficient as well as flexible logistics concepts including both transport and contract logistics components. For logistics that fit like a glove.

 

  • Clients: Fashion companies with European/ worldwide networks and online shops
  • Goods: clothing, shoes, (home) accessories, non-commercial goods (e.g. carrier bags, hangers, packaging materials)
  • Value Added Services: Ready-to-sell preparation of approx. 1,500 garments per day
  • Supply of 33 stores and 4 outlets in southern Germany
  • Per quarter: delivery of around 150,000 boxes, 6,000 hanging bags and 450 pallets

Challenge/service

Exponential increase of clients‘ sales volumes, lack of warehouse space and logistics capacities

Cost-optimised, punctual delivery to warehouses and stores

  • Ready-to-sell preparation of goods
  • Flexibility catering to industry’s seasonality
  • Fast and punctual supply
  • Cost-optimised transport routes
  • Safe transport of a wide parts range, from small parts to bulky hanging goods

Solution

Intelligent combination of contract and transport logistics services

Complementary warehousing & transport services including high-quality value-added services

  • Value creation, e.g. by labelling, attaching anti-theft devices
  • Flexible adjustment of output quantity
  • Quality assurance through individual quality concept
  • Intelligent, resource-optimised tour circuits
  • Solutions for the safe transport of hanging goods etc.

Results

  • Relief of internal resources on clients‘ end through value creation at a high quality level
  • Smooth start-up phase through close cooperation
  • Resource-efficient vehicle utilisation thanks to intelligent tour concepts and avoiding empty runs
  • Reliable and safe delivery to outlets and retail shops

 

„The fashion industry is fast-paced, which means that logistics must be correspondingly time- and resource-efficient - from receiving goods, sorting and preparing them ready for sale, to loading the delivery vehicles and departing for the stores."

Maike Wolf, Head of Planning and Service Development at REICHHART

No matter if sales take place in e-commerce, outlets or prestigious retail stores in city centers: in an industry as fast-moving and highly competitive as the fashion industry, top performance is required at all times. That is why the right focus plays a decisive role, meaning that logistics have to run safely in the background so our clients can focus on their core business: creating and producing fashion.

That is why various fashion companies rely on REICHHART Logistik as a reliable partner for logistics services ranging from classic warehousing and transport to value-added services such as preparing their goods ready for sale.

 

To ensure punctual delivery, REICHHART uses strategically located logistic hubs in southern and central Germany. Incoming goods are sorted and pre-commissioned, prepared ready for sale, loaded, secured and transported to stores or regional warehouses.

REICHHART takes care of various value-added services such as putting clothes and accessories on hangers, labeling or attaching anti-theft devices. Making sure to meet our clients‘ high quality standards at all times we don’t only make sure to align our understanding of quality but also put a lot of effort into regular employee trainings. That is how we make sure to contribute to a perfect shopping experience for our clients customers.

As part of individual transport concepts, REICHHART relies on strategically aligned round trips in order to provide several stores or logistics locations using the optimum amount of vehicles, making the most of each trip and avoid empty runs. This means, clothing, accessories and non-commercial goods are transported to stores, while returns, unsold goods and leftover packagings are collected on the way back. This is how we create efficient tours and sustainable cost savings for our customers.

Making sure to provide a smooth start of service, we work in close contact with our clients during the launch phase. In the further course of our partnership, we proactively and continuously point out resource and cost potentials and constantly work on improving material flows and processes - creating trusting and future-oriented partnerships.

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