LEGO Group Announces North American Partners for Distribution and Fulfillment.-Partnership with leading supply chain experts completes company's announcement to transition production, distribution and fulfillment of LEGO goods to third parties- ENFIELD, Conn. -- LEGO Systems, Inc., the North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. division of the LEGO Group Lego Group is a family-owned company based in Billund, Denmark and best known for the manufacture of Lego-brand toys. The company was founded in 1932 by Ole Kirk Christiansen. , today announced partnership with Exel Inc. for distribution of LEGO([R]) products to retailers in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and Canada. In a related announcement, LEGO Brand Retail, Inc., the direct-to-consumer sales division of the LEGO Group, announced partnership with PFSweb, Inc. to support order fulfillment Order fulfillment (in BE also: order fulfilment) is in the most general sense the complete process from point of sales inquiry to delivery of a product to the customer. Sometimes Order fulfillment of LEGO products from its catalog and online store. Both announcements complete the process of LEGO Group outsourcing its production, distribution and fulfillment operations in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. by the end of March 2007. Flextronics was announced as the production partner this past June. "To increase our competitiveness in today's dynamic toy market, we are moving from a traditional, integrated business model to a partnership model that will increase our supply chain flexibility to deliver maximum reliability to our retail partners and ultimately, a more plentiful supply of LEGO products to consumers," said Soren Torp Laursen, president of LEGO Systems. "We have now finalized See finalization. agreements with three leading production, distribution and fulfillment partners, who will, together with our in-house team of senior supply chain managers, optimize the flow of LEGO goods to the market." Distribution to be managed by Exel, Inc. LEGO Systems has entered a multi-year deal with Exel, Inc., a wholly-owned entity of Deutsche Post Deutsche Post AG (ISIN: DE0005552004, LSE: DPO) is a German post, logistics and courier headquartered in Bonn, previously the German state-owned mail monopoly. It has 520,000 employees in more than 220 countries and territories worldwide and generated revenue of € 60. World Net, the world's leading logistics group, for distribution of its finished goods to North American retailers. LEGO products will be distributed from Exel's new facility in AllianceTexas, in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area, which will open in January. Full distribution of LEGO products will start in April. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. A leader in contract logistics, Exel provides customer-focused solutions to a wide range of industries including retail, consumer, technology, automotive, healthcare, chemical and industrial. Exel's innovative supply chain solutions, skilled people and regional coverage, bring together all aspects of contract logistics in addition to a wide range of integrated, value-added and specialist services. Its customers consist of a number of Fortune 500 companies, including General Mills  This article or section may contain a proseline.Please help [ convert this timeline] into prose or, if necessary, a . . "Critical to selecting a distribution partner was identifying someone with the proven experience in delivering world-class service in order to maintain logistical lo·gis·tic also lo·gis·ti·cal adj. 1. Of or relating to symbolic logic. 2. Of or relating to logistics. [Medieval Latin logisticus, of calculation convenience, simplicity and quality for our retail partners," said Roger Vogt, senior director supply chain, LEGO Systems. "At the same time, we needed proximity to our customers, to our new production facility in Mexico, to our new fulfillment partner for direct-to-consumer orders, and to our North American headquarters in Connecticut. Exel's history of serving world-class brands, technical expertise and location made them the perfect choice for optimizing our business needs." Fulfillment to be handled by PFSweb, Inc. LEGO Brand Retail, Inc. has signed a multi-year agreement with PFSweb, Inc., a global provider of web commerce and business process outsourcing Business process outsourcing (BPO) is the contracting of a specific business task, such as payroll, to a third-party service provider. Usually, BPO is implemented as a cost-saving measure for tasks that a company requires but does not depend upon to maintain its position in solutions, for order fulfillment of its online store, www.shop.lego.com, and its Shop at Home catalog in North America. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. Known as "the brand behind the brand", PFSweb provides technology, customer care and supply chain solutions that are custom-tailored to unique client requirements. PFSweb currently fulfills more than $2 billion on an annualized annualized Of or relating to a variable that has been mathematically converted to a yearly rate. Inflation and interest rates are generally annualized since it is on this basis that these two variables are ordinarily stated and compared. basis in merchandise and transactions from world-class distribution centers in; Southaven, Miss.; Memphis, Tenn.; Grapevine, Texas Grapevine is a city in Tarrant County, Texas, United States. As of the 2000 census the city population was 42,059, though the 2006 U.S. Census Bureau estimate puts the city's population at 48,583. ; Toronto, Canada; and Liege liege In European feudal society, an unconditional bond between a man and his overlord. Thus, if a tenant held estates from various overlords, his obligations to his liege lord, to whom he had paid “liege homage,” were greater than his obligations to the other , Belgium. Beginning in April 2007, LEGO orders will be fulfilled from the company's Memphis, Tenn. location. "We needed a proven business partner who could deliver world-class services specifically aimed at maintaining the quality, productivity and reliability of the inventory management and distribution of LEGO products," said Matt Harker, vice president operations, LEGO Brand Retail. "In reviewing partners who offered value-added strategic thought leadership and a technology platform that would enhance our total channel performance through advanced warehouse management systems - in addition to maintaining the quality and convenience our LEGO customers have come to expect - PFSweb rose to the top." About The LEGO Group The LEGO Group is a privately held, family-owned company, based in Billund, Denmark. It was founded in 1932 and today is one of the world's leading manufacturers of play materials for children. The company is committed to the development of children's creative and imaginative abilities through high-quality, constructive play materials and experiences. Visit www.lego.com LEGO Brand Retail is the LEGO Group's direct-to-consumer sales division, comprised of the world's largest LEGO Shop, found online at www.shop.lego.com, and the LEGO Shop at Home catalog, in addition to 21 LEGO stores across the country. LEGO and the LEGO logo are trademarks of The LEGO Group. [c]2006 The LEGO Group. |
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