The Disney Store Ltd has awarded TNT Logistics its UK distribution contract – and TNT isutilising vehicles assigned to another customer to benefit both of its clients.
The TNT liveried vehicles are used to deliver Nissan Renault spare parts to 450 dealershipsthroughout the UK at night, and then part of the fleet is used to deliver merchandise to the 59Disney stores in the UK during the day.
“Both clients are based at Magna Park in the Midlands and by maximising the use of the vehicles,we are reducing costs for everyone,” says Rob McWhirter, Managing Director Business Development,TNT Logistics UK Ltd. “We have worked with Nissan for more than 14 years and, as with all ourclients, we continuously seek ways to improve both efficiency and service levels for them.”
For the Disney Store, TNT Logistics will make about 120 deliveries a week from January toOctober and then double that number in the run-up to Christmas. There are more than 4,500 productlines, delivered in roll cages, including soft toys, stationery, dress-up clothing and dvds.
The operation, previously in-house, is run out of The Disney Store’s European DistributionCentre at Magna Park, where stock is also held for the company’s other retail outlets throughoutthe rest of Europe.
Nick Snelson, Director of Distribution Operations for The Disney Store, says TNT Logistics wasawarded the UK distribution business because of its innovative transport solution. “The operationprovides significant service and cost benefits to The Disney Store.”
Howard Wilkinson, Head of Nissan Renault Alliance After-Sales Logistics Operations in the UKcomments: “We work in true partnership with TNT Logistics and by double-shifting the vehicles withDisney we are improving the cost-efficiency of the service we provide to our dealerships.”
