Retail Logistics
Meet consumers when, where, and how they want to buy by combining global retail logistics and supplier expertise with industry-leading technology and multimodal services.
Specializing in retail logistics
Get the right inventory in the right place at the right time to meet consumer demands and retailer requirements. In a world where in-store experiences must compete with the breadth of online shopping options, retail supply chains are a critical component to success.
Enhance on-time performance and precision while managing daily retail compliance standards by diversifying inbound global container strategies, planning fulfillment center locations based on inventory needs, and accurately forecasting demand. It’s all possible with our industry-leading technology and skilled experts.
What sets our retail logistics services apart
Flexible services
Improve on time in full performance and gain efficiencies with our global suite of services, including less than truckload (LTL), consolidation, ocean, reverse logistics, and last mile.
Customized plans
Satisfy customers and reduce potential compliance fines with help from skilled retail experts who understand your business, understand the importance of meeting tight delivery windows, and have the ability to create solutions unique for you.
Supply chain visibility
Know where your inventory is—even when in motion. Discover the value of end-to-end visibility on maintaining speed to market with industry-leading Navisphere® technology.
Retail logistics services for every segment
Wherever your customers are shopping—in store or online—apply the right retail shipping services to manage first, middle, and last mile demand without sacrificing speed or precision.
Retail
Manage changing inventory demands while navigating the intricacies of different types of retail stores.
- Convenience and specialty
- Department and discount
- Grocery and related
Restaurant
Gain support and capacity to handle the disparate food distribution footprint of the foodservice industry to better balance shifting supply and demand.
Ecommerce/Omnichannel
Create an enhanced supply chain prepared for the toughest ecommerce challenges with industry-leading technology, final mile capacity solutions, and multimodal solutions.
Leverage our team of dedicated retail experts
Get merchandise to distribution centers, stores, or homes with streamlined supply chain strategies developed especially for the retail industry by our global network of experts.
When speed to market is everything, trust your merchandise to experts who understand your business, the changing transportation marketplace, and the requirements of retail compliance programs. The long-term growth you’re looking for is possible through short-term supply chain process improvements led by people who aren’t afraid to think creatively.
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Create a demand powered retail supply chain
Connect your demand and inventory planning data with transportation data, in real-time. Our SAS partnership enables you to sync forecasting and transportation strategies into a unified, agile process. Fluidly adjust schedules and carrier choices in response to unanticipated events like changing consumer demand or inclement weather while inventory is still moving on the ground.
- Reduce inventory through real-time visibility to standing and in-motion inventories, reducing raw material and finished good needs.
- Improve service by aligning the largest pool of transportation capacity to the specific needs of your demand plan.
- Dynamically match your demand planning data to quality transportation options that are aligned to your freight needs.
Success story: IPC Subway
“As we navigate a historically volatile market, we are rethinking how we do business. Procure IQ’s advanced analytics can help us navigate uncertainty and has been invaluable in helping us develop a new, more efficient, and cost-effective transportation-buying process, for everything from fresh food to kitchen equipment.”
–Matt Montour, Senior Director of Logistics at IPC, the purchasing cooperative for Subway® FranchisesRelated industries
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