GXO Adds Returns to Extended Agreement with Amer Sports

Highly automated site in France taking over returns for Amer Sports, a GXO partner for nearly a decade

PARIS, France, Nov. 28, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GXO Logistics, Inc. (NYSE: GXO), the world’s largest pure-play contract logistics provider, announced today that it has extended its agreement with, and added returns processing to, its partnership with Amer Sports, a leading sporting goods manufacturer whose brands include Salomon, Wilson, Arc’teryx and Atomic.

“We are pleased to extend our longstanding and valued partnership with Amer Sports and to expand the scope of our services to include reverse logistics,” said Rui Marques, Managing Director, France, GXO. “Since 2015, we’ve been leveraging our industry-leading technology and expertise to help Amer Sports continuously improve its logistics, and now we’re excited to apply our reverse logistics expertise to returns from retail stores, B2B and e-commerce. With our significant focus on continuous improvement in our customer solutions, we’re looking forward to more opportunities to use technology to support our team members on site and continue enhancing their working environment.”

GXO manages logistics for Amer Sports at its 52,000-square-meter Saint-Vulbas site in the Lyon region of France. The highly automated facility has automated parcel storage and retrieval systems that intelligently sort items on a conveyor system integrated throughout the site and adapt quickly to peaks in order volumes. Automation on site has evolved continuously to support Amer Sports’ ability to adapt to changes in consumer behavior, including the shift from retail to ecommerce and increasing returns. Along with scaled automation, the facility uses adaptive technology, including efficiency- and ergonomics-enhancing tools such as Proglove palm scanners and Cognex intelligent cameras. When setting up the return activity, GXO paid particular attention to the ergonomics of workstations, in particular with height-adjustable tables and additional lights.

Audrey Macle, DC Manager, Amer Sports, said, “We value GXO’s significant investment in technology and automated solutions, which improve productivity and efficiency and our ability to offer outstanding service to our customers. We extended our partnership because we are confident in GXO’s ongoing commitment to great service and continuous improvement to enable Amer Sports Brands purpose of elevating the world through sport.”