LOGISTICS
The global sourcing and distribution network of LPP is centrally managed and covers operations based on its own infrastructure as well as in cooperation with logistics operators. This network consists of an integrated system of Distribution Centres as well as Fulfilment Centres – each playing and important role in the implementation of logistics processes.
DISTRIBUTION CENTRES
Distribution Centres are a key element of our logistics network, constituting the link between the supply and distribution systems. This is where all shipments from our suppliers arrive. They are then verified and stored to ensure timely and continuous delivery for the entire distribution system, including the brick-and-mortar chain and Fulfilment Centres for online sales. In the distribution centres, our goods are prepared for sale – e.g. sorted according to the orders placed by individual stores, packed, and refreshed. Here, too, RFID clips are encoded.
DC – PRUSZCZ GDAŃSKI
The LPP Distribution Centre in Pruszcz Gdański was established in 2008. In the years 2013-2015 the facility underwent modernization. In 2020, its extension was completed. Currently, it is one of the largest and most state-of-the-art distribution centres in Central and Eastern Europe. Its area amounts to 100,000 m2. The centre handles deliveries to over 1,800 brick-and-mortar stores located in Europe and the Middle East, as well as to regional Fulfilment Centres.
DC – MOSCOW
The LPP Distribution Centre in Moscow was established in 2012, its area currently amounts to about 15,000 m2. The centre provides supplies for over 300 brick-and-mortar stores of our brands in Russia and Kazakhstan, as well as for the Moscow Fulfilment Centre. The Distribution Centre is serviced by an external logistics partner.
FULFILMENT CENTRES
Fulfilment Centres (FC) are responsible for fast order processing for our online store customers. This process consists of receiving and placing goods in the picking area, picking, packing orders and shipping. The right quantity, location and capacity of each FC allows us to offer the highest level of service, including delivery to customers the day after order placement.
FC GDAŃSK
The centre with an area of 30,000 m2 is located in Panattoni Park Gdańsk III. The Centre is serviced directly by LPP and is responsible for servicing online stores of such brands as: House and Cropp. It handles domestic and international shipments – to Germany, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania, Hungary, the Baltic States, as well as to the British market.
FC – STRYKÓW
The new Distribution Centre is located in SEGRO Logistics Park Stryków near Łódź, at the intersection of major motorways. The Centre is responsible for handling e-commerce of the brands: Reserved, Mohito, House and Sinsay. It carries out shipments both to Poland and abroad – to Germany, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania, Hungary, the Baltic States, as well as to the British market. The volume of products shipped annually amounts to several hundred million pieces.
FC – MOSCOW
The centre with an area of 30,000 m2 dedicated to servicing customer orders of our online stores in Russia. The centre is serviced by an external logistics partner.
FC – ROMANIA
A centre of the area of 22,000 m2, supporting the e-commerce operations of all LPP brands in the region of South-Eastern Europe.
FC – SLOVAKIA
A warehouse facility with an area of 32,000 m2 acting as the so-called Fulfillment Center, dedicated to logistic support for online sales in Slovakia and throughout the Central European region.
PLANNED INVESTMENTS
Due to the dynamic development of LPP and its 5 brands, in 2018 the company decided to double the warehouse space and build a new Distribution Centre in Brześć Kujawski with an area of 75,000 m2 (65 thousand m2 of warehouse space and 10 thousand. m2 of office and technical space). According to the plan, the centre is to be opened at the turn of 2021 and 2022.
LPP also signed a contract for renting warehouse space in the Moscow industrial park “PNK Park Zhukovsky”. Object with an area of 30,000 m2 will be dedicated to service e-commerce sales in Russia. Its launch is planned for the 3rd quarter of 2021. This is another step towards strengthening the sale of Omnichannel LPP.
At the same time, in connection with the growing importance of the Romanian market on e-commerce, LPP joined the extension of its Fulfillment Center werehouse under Bucharest to the area of 42 thousand m2. Completing work and launching a new object is scheduled for the 3rd quarter of 2021. Doubling the surface of the operating warehouse will allow the Polish clothing producer to support online orders of clients both in Romania and neighboring countries, including Bulgaria, in which the company plans to run online sales in 2021.