Iconic American outdoor brand chooses GXO to manage its U.S. logistics
New highly automated facility to increase efficiency and support growth
GXO Logistics, Inc. (NYSE: GXO), the world’s largest pure-play contract logistics provider, announced today an agreement with Eddie Bauer, a SPARC group company, to optimize warehouse operations for the iconic American outdoor brand, including building a fully automated 385,000-square-foot warehouse. The Company will manage Eddie Bauer’s retail, ecommerce and reverse logistics, transitioning to the new automated distribution center upon its completion in the first half of 2024.
“We are delighted to put our industry-leading technology and expertise to work for the iconic brand Eddie Bauer,” said Eduardo Pelleissone, President, Americas and Asia Pacific, GXO. “The company is outsourcing its ecommerce, retail and reverse logistics and we’re looking forward to driving operational efficiencies for Eddie Bauer while supporting its growth strategy.”
The new, fully automated site will deploy a totes-to-person picking solution featuring GreyOrange technology as well as autobagger packing machines. GXO has successfully deployed similar totes-to-person solutions at other sites to optimize vertical space and tote-handling applications to deliver agility, accuracy and optimal workflows in support of efulfillment operations.
Mark Dorwart, Chief Logistics Officer, SPARC Group, said “We chose to enter a strategic partnership based on GXO’s proven expertise in automation and its commitment to continuous improvement. With GXO’s new automated warehouse, we expect to achieve higher efficiency and increased productivity as well as enhance service to our customers.”
O společnosti GXO Logistics
GXO Logistics, Inc. (NYSE: GXO) je největším světovým poskytovatelem smluvní logistiky a těží z rychlého růstu elektronického obchodu, automatizace a outsourcingu. Společnost GXO se zavázala poskytovat rozmanité pracoviště světové třídy pro více než 130 000 členů týmu ve více než 970 zařízeních o celkové ploše přibližně 200 milionů čtverečních stop. Společnost spolupracuje s předními světovými společnostmi zabývajícími se blue-chip, aby vyřešila složité logistické výzvy pomocí technologicky vyspělých řešení dodavatelského řetězce a elektronického obchodu ve velkém a rychle. Sídlo společnosti GXO je v Greenwich, Connecticut, USA. Navštivte GXO.com, kde najdete další informace, a spojte se se společností GXO na sociálních sítích LinkedIn, X, Facebook, Instagram a YouTube.
About Eddie Bauer
For more than 100 years, outdoor brand Eddie Bauer, owned by leading retail enterprise SPARC Group, LLC (SPARC), has been inspiring, enabling, and empowering people to live their adventure with products that are built to last. Their performance outerwear, apparel, footwear, accessories, and gear are available at eddiebauer.com and more than 200 stores in the U.S., Canada, Germany, Japan, and other international markets.