Peacocks pen €19 million contract

Value fashion retailer Peacocks has signed a contract worth €19 million with one of the world’s leading supply chain companies, CEVA Logistics. Under the new contract, CEVA will manage the retailer’s ocean inbound supply chain and work collaboratively

with the retailer to transform their international logistics flow of fashion products, clothing, jewellery and footwear.
The supply chain company, which reported revenues of €5.5 billion last year, has a 14 year long-standing relationship with Peacocks providing air import services.

David Kernick, Import Manager at Peacocks, explained: "We have an excellent relationship with CEVA's airfreight team and this was part of the reason we selected CEVA to manage our ocean transportation. CEVA is also one of the very few large global forwarders to still retain a dedicated freight management office in South Wales, and their proximity to our central administration offices in Cardiff and to our distribution centres located in Merthyr, Nantgarw, Wattstown and Pentre, was another extremely important factor. Their Ocean Plus solution is also robust and dynamic enough to meet our ambitious plans for the future."

CEVA's Ocean Plus solution will manage product movement from order placement to delivery into Peacocks' regional distribution centers. The Ocean Plus solution will also provide Peacocks' merchandisers with real-time visibility, key to optimizing stock levels.

Michael O'Donoghue, CEVA's Managing Director, said: "We are delighted that Peacocks has expanded their relationship with CEVA. This organic growth is a result of the operational excellence we provide in airfreight management services and we look forward to revolutionizing their supply chain with the introduction of Ocean Plus."

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