Clipper Logistics plc Significant New Contract Win (0157X)
April 25 2019 - 1:00AM
UK Regulatory
TIDMCLG
RNS Number : 0157X
Clipper Logistics plc
25 April 2019
25 April 2019
Clipper Logistics plc
Significant New Contract Win
Clipper Logistics plc ("Clipper" or "the Group") a leading
provider of value-added logistics solutions and e-fulfilment to the
retail sector, is pleased to announce that it has signed a new
contract with Shop Direct, operator of digital retail brands
Very.co.uk and Littlewoods.com, to provide returns management and
pre-retail services.
Ranging across 1,800 brands from fashion to housewares to
electronics, the operation will initially continue to be housed at
the existing 215,000 sq. ft Shop Direct facility at Raven Mill near
Oldham, Greater Manchester. The Raven Mill premises are to be
leased to Clipper.
The initial contract is for a term of five years and will
commence on 1 July 2019 with the employment of approximately 400
Shop Direct personnel. The contract sees Clipper provide a
comprehensive global returns management and pre-retail solution for
Shop Direct, incorporating Clipper's Boomerang(TM) and Technical
Services Division value-added services.
Shop Direct personnel based at the Raven Mill site will transfer
to Clipper Logistics' employment under TUPE. Clipper Logistics will
operate returns and pre-retail services on behalf of Shop Direct at
the Raven Mill site until these activities migrate to Shop Direct's
new East Midlands fulfilment centre in 2021.
Following the 2021 scheduled transfer of Shop Direct's returns
operations from Raven Mill to a new fulfilment site in the East
Midlands, Clipper plans longer-term expansion of operations at
Raven Mill. The Clipper operation at Raven Mill will become a
multiuser returns and pre-retail support centre operating seven
days a week. Clipper is planning to introduce other retail
customers to the Raven Mill site as it seeks to grow further within
the managed returns and pre-retail market.
Following 2021, a number of Shop Direct's specialist returns
management services will transfer to Clipper's returns site at
Swadlincote in Derbyshire, where Clipper will continue to provide
Shop Direct with pre-retail and enhanced returns processing
capabilities.
Steve Parkin, Executive Chairman of Clipper said: "This contract
win is significant for Clipper, adding one of the UK's leading
pureplay digital retailers to our roster of best in class retail
operators. It demonstrates Clipper's unique ability in returns
management across fashion, electronics and general merchandise. The
Shop Direct brands have a distinct pedigree and are supported by a
loyal customer base. We are looking forward to serving Shop Direct
customers with our modern retail-focussed warehousing, e-fulfilment
and returns logistics services."
Shop Direct CEO, Henry Birch commented: "We are pleased to
partner with Clipper to deliver returns and pre-retail services
from Raven Mill and, later, specialist services from its
Swadlincote site. Clipper has a track record of delivering best in
class fulfilment and returns for digital retailers. The agreement
represents a positive outcome for our colleagues at Raven
Mill."
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Enquiries
Clipper: +44 (0)113 204 2050
Steve Parkin, Executive Chairman
Tony Mannix, Chief Executive
Officer
David Hodkin, Chief Financial
Officer
Public Relations Advisers:
Buchanan: +44 (0) 207 466 5000
David Rydell
Stephanie Watson
Founded by Steve Parkin in 1992, Clipper is amongst the leading
providers of value- added logistics solutions and e-fulfilment to
the retail sector in the United Kingdom, with an expanding business
in Germany and employs nearly 5,000 people. The Group provides
consultancy-led services within the online fashion and general
merchandise sectors to its blue-chip client base including Harvey
Nichols, ASOS, The John Lewis Partnership, Asda, Supergroup,
Morrisons and Sainsbury's.
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