Kerry boosts Mainland China fashion logistics network
Kerry Logistics will strengthen its fashion logistics network in Mainland China with three more facilities, scheduled to be built in Shanghai, Chongqing and Kunshan by 2011. According to Global Insight, the market share of foreign retail brands in China, which currently account for 20% of the retail market, will increase to 40% in 2014. Kerry Logistics manages more than forty fashion and retail companies, most of which are international brands. Kerry’s customised supply chain solutions include buyers‘ consolidation, building and recycling, garment-on-hanger container system, freight and purchase order management, sea/air and intermodal services, and combined U-turn model. Kerry also provides value-added services, including Chinese information tagging and Chinese care labelling, pre-retail preparation, quality control and store stocktaking. Shanghai, the gateway for foreign fashion brands to expand into the Mainland China market, is served by Kerry’s five logistics centres in Waigaoqiao Free Trade Zone, Baoshan, Qingpu, Pujiang and Nanhu, and a nationwide distribution network with a proven ability to provide C.O.D. services to all cities. Quelle: eyefortransport |