European Sports Retailer Outsources Logistics Warehouse

The largest sporting goods retail network in Europe, INTERSPORT, has decided to outsource logistics for its warehouse that will serve 600 retail outlets in France and Belgium, and is expected to handle eight million items annually from 122 suppliers within 24 months of opening.

The five-year contract will initiate in January of 2017.

Strategically located adjacent to INTERSPORT’s warehouse in Saint-Vulbas (Ain), France, the new facility will allow INTERSPORT to better centralize the flow of goods and progressively increase its storage capacity in line with its rapid growth.

The vendor handling the assignment is XPO Logistics, which already has a facility in Lyon, France, currently handles sports products, and will help manage peaks in activity and the seasonality of product lines.

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