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Ceva and Geodis head to grow ulteriorly in the segment of the e-commerce
Activation of new specific logistics centers
March 11, 2019
The logistic groups Ceva and Geodis have announced an ulterior expansion of the respective activities in the segment of the e-commerce. In particular, the Helvetian Ceva Logistics has announced to have recently widened the activity in this field in the United Kingdom, Turkey, the United States, Canada and Brazil. "The speed - it has emphasized the managing director of the Swiss company, Laurent Binetti - is all in this business and must be able to plan and to manage nets they can offer to optimized costs and fast times of delivery. Our investment in logistics centers to high speed for the e-commerce and in specific solutions of transport for the e-commerce is beginning to give its yields". "The shipments from China to a consumer to London in four days to a reasonable price - it has added Binetti - are one of the produced ones of which we see to grow the question. The transfer of logistic volumes towards the e-commerce, integration omni-channel that it demands new warehouses and solutions for the last mile and the globalization of the e-commerce is the more important challenges for a supplier of logistic services: these - it has emphasized Binetti - are the areas in which we invest heavy. In this within we more and more see to grow the sale on-line of goods heavy and bulky that demands a specific handling. As experts in this field, we will continue to widen our base of customers also in this area".
In the within of own expansion in the segment of the e-commerce, the Geodis French has announced that this summer will open a new warehouse to Oberhausen, in Germany, initiative that will involve the assumption until 500 people. With Oberhausen he will go up to six, on 14 logistics centers of the group Geodis in single Germany, the number of the hub business specialized in the field of the e-commerce. "From years - it has remembered the president and managing director for northern Europe, oriental and headquarters of the group, Thomas Kraus - the German e-commerce is in constant increase. The sales in this market are increased going up to 63 billion euros in 2018, with a rise of +10% about regarding 2017. In this area the question of modern and innovative logistic solutions is elevated, because the goods must be delivered to the final consumer in the faster way, convenient and efficient". Also Kraus has confirmed that the objective of the Geodis is to widen own base of customers in this field.
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