Linfox Logistics' Retail Business Unit
The Retail Business Unit provides safe and efficient warehousing and distribution functions for leading retailers in Australia, New Zealand and Asia.
Key market segments
The Retail business unit has three key three market segments:
Food and Liquor
Linfox provides warehousing and distribution services to leading supermarkets in Australia and New Zealand. Linfox distributes products including fresh and packaged food and beverages (ambient and refrigerated), alcohol, and personal and household goods.
Megastores and Express
The Megastores and Express market segment has three sectors: convenience stores, super centres and hypermarkets also known as Megastores.
Consumer, Personal and Household
The Personal and Household market segment is divided into clothing retailing, department stores and hardware supply. This segment includes a vast range of products such as fashion, make-up, linen, homeware, stationery, kitchenware, furniture and hardware.
Linfox manages day-to-day warehousing and distribution operations, many of which run 24/7 and ensures the resourcing, planning and execution of peak seasons, where volumes can increase by 60 per cent above average levels.
Coupled with decades of experience, the Retail Business Unit employs a range of sophisticated IT systems to design and manage customer supply chain activities including; forward forecasting tools, GPS fleet tracking and WebVis to: