TNT Express Services UK & Ireland said it has sealed a three-year deal with the Pinnacle-ArvatoGroup to deliver more than 100 million home entertainment products a year to more than 2,000 UK
retail outlets.The express delivery giant has won the contract from the Pinnacle Arvato Group to makeovernight deliveries to independent retailers and major High Street chains, stocking music, filmentertainment and computer games. TNT will be collecting in excess of one million despatches perannum from the Arvato warehouse in the West Midlands and Pinnacle facilities in Kent for deliveryacross the UK.
The Pinnacle Arvato Group contract firmly establishes the presence of TNT in theentertainment industry marketplace, following a successful introduction with the deal clinchedearlier this year to distribute CDs and DVDs for Universal Music, the express company said.
Danny Geach, TNT Technology Express Business Development Manager, commented: “We share a realenthusiasm and passion with the Pinnacle Arvato Group for making sure millions of music lovers,film buffs and gamers get the latest releases or the catalogue product of their choice as quicklyas possible.
“This new contract means next day delivery throughout the UK – it was one of the factors thathelped us win this deal. In Scotland, for instance, some carriers cannot guarantee next daydelivery. The size of our network at TNT means that we can.”
Stuart Stobie, Divisional Managing Director for TNT Express Services UK & Ireland, added:“The nature of this sector of the entertainment industry means the public want to have the mostup-to-date and wide range of music CDs and DVDs available to them at all times. This contract meanswe’ll be playing a major role in ensuring the fastest and most reliable transit of CDs and DVDs tothe retailer across the country.”
