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“ It is fundamental to our business strategy that we have a global logistics partner that has the flexibility to react quickly to our demands no matter where the consignment is coming from or going to,” said Brett Young, Operations Director of Missguided.
“ Our customers receive market leading options together with a high level of service for a very reasonable price, therefore the initial stock movements are imperative to our overall customer experience.”
“ By using proven, forward thinking partners such as Kerry Logistics, we are able to build on new initiatives, continually improve our customer experience, and in turn support our aggressive growth strategy,” added Young.
“ We are delighted to be working with one of the UK’ s fastest growing and innovative brands. Seamless transparency will be fundamental in managing the fast-moving supply chain for Missguided. Our VBO is a highly functional supply chain management tool linking together all supply chain partners into one global system, optimising information flow and efficiency, and thus minimising risks along the supply chain,” said Emma Rowlands, Sales Director of Kerry Logistics( UK).
“ Our strengths in Asia, combined with the recent acquisition of Apex Maritime and its affiliated companies in the US, will enable a strong platform to manage the client’ s strategic growth and expansion across the globe,” added Rowlands.
Missguided opened its first physical retail space in Westfield, Stratford City, London, in November 2016, and its second, in Bluewater, Kent, is due to open in summer 2017.
WCA and Alibaba. com collaborate on cross-border eCommerce shipments
WCA Ltd, the world’ s largest logistics network, and Alibaba. com, a leading global wholesale trading platform and the B2B business arm of Alibaba Group, today announced they have concluded a co-operation agreement that will see approved WCA member companies integrated into the Alibaba. com logistics platform for cross-border eCommerce shipments.
WCA will provide its professional support in vetting and approving international logistics providers for high quality and efficient logistics services for the customers of Alibaba. com. Approved providers will have full access to compete for logistics orders generated on the Alibaba. com platform. WCA and Alibaba. com have
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