TNT Logistics and RCS Libri, the book publishing division of the RCS Group, one of the majorplayers on the Italian publishing scene, have renewed their contract for the outsourcing of
logistics activities for another six years.Under the terms of the contract, which builds on a 10-year partnership between the twocompanies, TNT Logistics Italy provides RCS with storage and distribution services for books,ensuring the timely and simultaneous launch of new initiatives across the country, guaranteeing thedistribution of stocks to bookshops and secondary warehouses, and taking responsibility for thecollection and management of returned unsold copies of general and scholastic books published byRCS.
Activities are co-ordinated from the specialised hub of Gorgonzola, a well known publishingtown, where TNT Logistics devotes an overall 24,000 m² exclusively to RCS-related activities. Theengagement involves the handling and shipping of 28 million books per year, covering a total ofmore than 21,000 titles.
The renewal of the partnership with RCS Libri reinforces TNT Logistics Italy’s leadership in thepublishing & media field, a sector that has become of particular strategic importance for thecompany and one of its primary fields of expertise.
