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.”
Über GXO Logistics
GXO Logistics, Inc. (NYSE: GXO Logistics, Inc. (NYSE: GXO) ist der weltweit größte reine Kontraktlogistikanbieter, der vom schnellen Wachstum von E-Commerce, Automatisierung und Outsourcing profitiert. GXO ist bestrebt, rund 130.000 Mitarbeitenden an mehr als 970 Standorten mit einer Gesamtfläche von rund 18,5 Millionen Quadratmeter einen vielfältigen, erstklassigen Arbeitsplatz zu bieten. Das Unternehmen arbeitet mit weltweit führenden Blue-Chip-Unternehmen zusammen, um komplexe logistische Herausforderungen mit technologisch fortschrittlichen Supply-Chain- und E-Commerce-Lösungen in großem Umfang und mit hoher Geschwindigkeit zu lösen. Der Hauptsitz von GXO befindet sich in Greenwich, Connecticut, USA. Besuchen Sie GXO.comfür weitere Informationen und verbinden Sie sich mit GXO auf LinkedIn, X, Facebook, Instagram und 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.