GXO Logistics has partnered with The Perfume Shop, the UK’s largest specialist fragrance retailer. The contract will enable weekly high street deliveries to more than 200 stores through its shared transport network. GXO Logistics says this will helping reduce environmental impact, urban congestion and transportation costs. The company is one of the world’s largest pure-play contract logistics providers.
Reducing impact on the environment
According to Richard Ball, Director, Shared Transport Network, GXO. “We are delighted to be the partner of choice for The Perfume Shop. To keep their high street stores across the UK fully stocked. Shared transport networks help retailers like The Perfume Shop reduce their impact on the environment, whilst benefiting from lower transportation costs.
“High street locations are vital for all retailers, particularly omnichannel retailers, and it’s essential they receive the stock they need in the most efficient way possible. By partnering with GXO, our customers can concentrate on providing the best retail experience for consumers, knowing stock will be in the right place at the right time, with less impact on the environment and at reduced cost.”
Gill Smith, Managing Director at The Perfume Shop said, “It is important for us to have a logistics partner that can offer regular deliveries to our stores whilst still being environmentally efficient. Partnering with GXO meant we found a solution that avoided empty space in vehicles. Moreover, kept our operation efficient and cost effective. Since working alongside GXO, we have maintained our excellent customer experience whilst improving our impact on the environment.”
GXO’s shared transport fleet combines deliveries for multiple retailers. This helps reduce the number of vehicles driving in and out of already busy city centres. On average, GXO will operate vehicles with deliveries from five different customers. Stopping at 8 to 10 locations throughout the journey makes them more efficient than a dedicated delivery service. If not full, dedicated transport solutions can cost retailers 5kg of CO2 per litre more than a shared user vehicle.
With fewer vehicles on the road, shared logistics transport also reduces urban congestion. This is particularly important as cities implement policies to limit vehicle emissions and promote cleaner, more efficient transportation solutions.
Enterprise Times: What this means for businesses.
Logistics is essentially the ugly sister of the eCommerce journey. It is not glamorous or interesting, but still pretty essential for the effectiveness of online shopping. For many brands and retailers, logistics is simply the option of identifying and selecting an appropriate partner with various carrier options.
However, logistics is becoming a far more complex issue, particularly with consumers wanting products with minimal impact on the environment. Hence the partnership between The Perfume Shop and GXO Logistics. It is practical and makes sense to share resources to reduce the number of delivery vans and lorries on the road. GXO’s shared transport network is expected to reduce environmental impact, urban congestion and transportation costs. A win-win situation for all parties concerned, including consumers.
