Geodis wins Paul Smith fashion contract
Geodis announced yesterday it had won a contract with world-renowned fashion house Paul Smith of the UK to deliver the designer’s products to European retail outlets and its own boutiques.
The deal followed a 10-month trial between the companies via Geodis’ Eurofirst distribution network. Under the agreement, goods will be collected from Nottingham-based Paul Smith’s dispatch warehouses and conveyed to Geodis’ European hubs, to feed into domestic distribution networks for final delivery to outlets across France, Germany and other markets.
Jamie Cuthbert, managing director of Geodis UK, commented: “Our focus is on specific services and market sectors, one of which is the provision of end-to-end European road freight services for producers of finished, high value consumer goods and our new arrangement with Paul Smith fits perfectly with that profile.
“Geodis is at the forefront of fashion logistics across Europe and offers a range of value-added services specific to the sector, such as labelling, hanging, bagging and security tagging of garments,” Cuthbert added.
Geodis’ recently opened a new group age platform in Bonneuil sur Marne Port, outside Paris, and unveiled plans for a new hub in Paris, due for completion in late spring of next year.
