Kerry Logistics captures Marks & Spencer contract for Greater China

HONG KONG`s Kerry Logistics has been appointed by Marks & Spencer as its logistics partner in Greater China to provide services across the supply chain for M&S, from suppliers` pick-up through to direct delivery to retail stores across the region.

Under the new contract, Kerry Logistics will manage M&S`s national distribution centre in China and its regional distribution centre in Hong Kong. Under the direction of the M&S` regional sourcing hub, the logistics provider will also manage M&S`s inbound and outbound supply chains and a wide range of value-added services including packing and unpacking, re-labelling and steaming.


The regional distribution centre in Hong Kong is located within Kerry Logistics` product customisation and consolidation centre in Tai Po.


The facility is equipped with a garment-on-hanger centre - the largest facility of its kind in Hong Kong in terms of scale and capacity. The centre in Tai Po will support the daily replenishment of all M&S retail stores in Hong Kong, covering hanging and boxed garments as well as accessories, footwear and home products, while food products are serviced from Kerry Logistics` cold storage facility in Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong.


"One of the factors in awarding this contract was that Kerry Logistics specialises in both fashion retail and cold chain logistics, meeting our different needs on clothing and food merchandise under one roof," said Simeon Piasecki, regional managing director, Asia, of M&S (Asia Pacific).