Apparel retailers Ripley choose logistics company Kuehne and Nagel for global order management

Ripley, one of Chile's top retailers of apparel, accessories and home products, has chosen Kuehne + Nagel as provider for their global order management.


Under the agreement, Kuehne + Nagel will be responsible for the global

order management of Ripley's international sourcing. The contract includes

freight management and value-added consolidation services from

the export regions Europe, Middle East, the Americas and Asia-Pacific.


Kuehne + Nagel will integrate Ripley's suppliers across its international

supply chain and provide web-based visibility and reporting, including IT

interfaces to a number of third-party service providers. The company will

utilise its award-winning KN Login application, which drives efficiencies

through a single platform and enables standardisation of the retailer's

logistics operations worldwide.



"At Ripley, we are constantly searching for opportunities to improve our

operations. This partnership with Kuehne + Nagel will give better visibility

to our supply chain, control and also contribute to our aim of achieving

a "3A Logistics" - agile, adaptable, aligned," said Cristián Castro, Ripley's

Manager of Logistics Planning.


"We are keyed-up to this opportunity. The partnership with Ripley will

allow Kuehne + Nagel to add value to their supply chain with our stateof-

the-art logistics solutions, dedicated staff and customised services,"

commented Ingo Goldhammer, Managing Director of Kuehne + Nagel

Chile. "It has been one of our focus points to offer tailor-made solutions

for the retail market, and we will continue to invest in order to become

the reference logistics supplier in this important industry in Chile."