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Employees of Arvato Supply Chain
Solutions are delighted to be
continuing their collaboration with
Fressnapf.
Arvato to deliver abroad

too for Fressnapf

The logistics service provider Arvato Supply Chain Solutions,
which belongs to Bertelsmann, will continue to be responsible
for the entire e-commerce logistics for online shops of the Fress-
napf Group over the next five years.

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At its Großzöberitz-Heideloh depot from 24 000 m to 36 000 m . Arvato Supply Chain So-
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close to Leipzig, Arvato has been Delivery to end customers is now lutions in Heideloh currently
storing, picking and packing undertaken not only in Germany employs around 400 people.
goods from the range of 12 000 and Luxembourg, as it was when Since commencing its collabo-
products sold by the Krefeld- the collaboration commenced, ration with Fressnapf five years
based pet store chain since 2015. but now also to Austria and Po- ago, the logistics company has Arvato has been storing, picking
More than two million parcels per land. quadrupled the number of fe- and packing goods from the range
of 12 000 products sold by the
year are now delivered from the Other European countries are male employees working at this Krefeld-based pet store chain
warehouse to end customers and expected to be added to the list location. n since 2015.
Fressnapf stores in Germany and in the short and medium term.
abroad. This is a growing trend, Apart from shipping, Arvato’s
according to Arvato, as the cor- service portfolio also includes
onavirus crisis has significantly handling returned goods and the
boosted online retailing. The con- storage and delivery of hazard-
tract between Arvato and Fress- ous materials across Europe. As
napf covering future collaboration well as delivery to customers, the
has been extended until 2025. Heideloh warehouse also sup-
The logistics provider be- plies Fressnapf/Maxi Zoo stores
lieves it is well prepared for a in Germany, Luxembourg, Poland,
higher volume of deliveries both Austria, France, Belgium, Italy
in terms of technology and infra- and Switzerland. Hungary will be
structure. Last autumn, Arvato the next country to be included
expanded its facilities in Heideloh in the network of store deliveries.

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