Retail. The way to excellence between retailers and consumers

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1 Retail The way to excellence between retailers and consumers

2 Supply chain: your competitive lever Ensuring the availability of products on the shelf is a requirement shared by all retailers. But, to make the difference, a customized supply chain is needed. This will guarantee the highest quality of service to consumers and optimize the overall logistics cost. Adaptation To develop a service that increases consumer loyalty, each brand designs a unique supply chain. Their logistics partners have to master a wide range of skills to adapt to each strategy: the management of import flows, fresh and ultra-fresh products, and supplying all stores, whatever their format. Agility Brands should regularly check the relevance of their logistics blueprints. An agile supply chain will provide a rapid and efficient response to internal developments and changes in their environment, such as new store formats, new distribution networks, online sales and accelerated flows. Offering innovative and scalable solutions, FM Logistic supports the strategic development of the main European retailers.

3 FM Logistic: the strong link between retailers and their consumers Working with its clients, FM Logistics devises innovative solutions in terms of process, technology and organization. Dedicated, pooled or collaborative, they are specially adapted to retailers and DIY chains strategies and product ranges. This recognized expertise has enabled FM Logistic to be market leader in Russia, China and Central Europe and to develop special partnerships in Western Europe. One-stop shop for exacting retailers FM Logistic ensures the optimal location of its facilities and benefits from the building engineering services within the FM Group NG Concept. This enables it to expand and redevelop operational areas resourcefully and to high quality. Operating in addition at their clients facilities, our teams know how to create an environment conducive to excellence and the need for continuous improvement. At ambient and controlled temperatures, and in secure areas, order picking processes are adapted to optimize movements and meet stores constraints. The range of organizational and transport coordination services covers all the sector s needs combining, for example, full loads, groupage, distribution in outer-urban areas and city centers, as well as B2C deliveries. Pooled response to cross-channel strategies Condition of success of your cross-channel strategy: ensuring the same excellent service in all your distribution networks. FM Logistic supports you in meeting this requirement. Designed by a dedicated team, our tailored cross-channel solutions optimize the existing logistics organization and meet all your distribution needs at European level. Thanks to synergy and pooling, we ensure the highest performance for each of your distribution channels. Operational excellence and agility are the pillars of our solutions. They optimize on-shelf availability and global distribution costs. FM Fresh: high value-added expertise FM Fresh was born from FM Logistic s determination to offer a complete range of services to retailers. From storage to distribution, its service combines fresh, ambient, stored and just-in-time flows to offer major levers of optimization particularly through pooling. In all the countries served by the Group, FM Fresh brings together specialists from cold chain and supply chain. Network coverage is designed to provide the agility required for these sensitive products. All the links in the chain are integrated and controlled to ensure the traceability and integrity of the products handled. Regular audits and training reinforce FM Fresh s commitment to excellence.

4 Engines of innovation and competitiveness The mainstays of optimizing your performance, continual improvement and innovation are priorities for FM Logistic. Tools, training, partnerships and accompanying operational teams maintain a practical approach focused on value creation. It is in this context that FM Logistic has developed a weight control system that runs simultaneously with order picking and a Put to Light system which provides essential gains in productivity and picking quality. Whether designing a new process for order picking, integrating a new distribution network or setting up a consolidation center, FM Logistic s project management methodology is a major asset. It meets the most exacting quality standards and secures changes in your supply chain. Whatever your strategy is, FM Logistic respond to your needs. To Stock Collaborative consolidation centers Just in time

5 All services to meet retailers needs Design of tailored solutions Barycenter studies Modeling and flow consolidation Innovative and validated processes Rationalization of logistics resources Storage and order picking Pick & Pack solutions from unit to pallet X-dock and consolidation centers Customs management Returns management Automation and mechanization Transport and distribution Upstream and downstream transport Coordination and optimization of deliveries Control tower International coverage FM Logistic in figures: 21,800 people 3,313,000 m 2 of warehousing 2,500 vehicules managed per day 1,700,000 deliveries a year Brazil China Czech Republic France Hungary Iberian Peninsula India Italy Poland Romania Russia Slovakia Ukraine

6 FM Logistic: international organizer of logistics solution since 1967 FM Logistic is one of the leading players in warehousing, transportation and co-packing businesses. Independent and family-owned, the group is recognised as being expert in the consumer goods, retailing, perfume/cosmetics, industrial and health markets. With a workforce of 21,800 based in 13 different countries, FM Logistic has increased its revenue by 2,9 % (at constant rate) this financial year, reaching billion euros by 31 March In addition to its international expansion, the development of FM Logistic is focused on a strong innovation policy, pursued while also respecting the environment. Under this framework, the group is the pioneer in pooling (the sharing of transport and logistics resources), a concept for which it has received numerous awards over the past few years. Ecologically responsible by design, in 2014 the company joined the Green Freight Europe program, an independent initiative aimed at improving the ecological performance of freight transport in Europe. In 2015, FM Logistic develops its CityLogin offer - an urban logistics solution meeting the requirement of major European cities for sustainable last mile deliveries. Your expert contact Eric GALINETTI Tel.: +33 (0) egalinetti@fmlogistic.com FM Logistic Corporate ZI de l Europe Phalsbourg FRANCE Tel.: +33 (0) FM Logistic R608/B Photo: FM Logistic, Fotolia, 237/Floresco Productions/Ocean/Corbis