Apparel Supply Chain, Retailer Supply Chain, Supply Chain Management, SCM, Supply Chain Textile Industry, Fibre2fashion

Tell us something about the Stock2Shelf service.

"A recent apparel retail study conducted by us pointed towards the fact that the apparel retail stores inside malls were unable to make best use of the available resources owing to the lack of a professional Supply Chain service. Therefore, we recently introduced a unique and innovative service known as Stock2Shelf for the apparel retail stores inside malls across the country.

This is the first of its kind 'End-to-end professional mall supply chain service' in the country for the apparel retail stores inside the malls and is all set to redefine the mall-space. This innovative end-to-end service addresses the supply chain management requirements of major apparel retailers across the country in a professional and efficient manner. Stock2Shelf service provides comprehensive mall supply chain services, inclusive of movement of apparel goods, inspection and estimation, professional packaging, security clearance, storage and destination delivery, unpacking and setting of goods, and finally reverse logistics.

The Stock2Shelf service ensures 'time-definite' delivery through professionally trained crew that manages stocks along with the necessary paperwork required to enter the malls due to the increased security checks. This service enables the store owners in the malls to boost their brand image, along with a professional supply chain management of their apparel retail stores".

Today the booming retail sector is being empowered by various business solutions, what has Safexpress been doing so far in this avenue?

"Pioneered and driven by 'Logistics Guru' and the CMD of Safexpress, Mr. Pawan Jain, the company has today given a new face to the Indian supply chain & logistics industry with the implementation of innovative and state-of-the-art services. Growing at a phenomenal rate, the company is the undisputed leader in the Indian logistics industry and plans to achieve a turnover of Rs. 1000 crores by 2010. Over the last one year, the company has launched several innovative services like Stock2shelf and Campus2home; a customized service for the students of the top B-schools in India".

What are some of the other big supply chain challenges coming over in the next few years? How will this change your company, going forward?

"Safexpress has firmly entrenched itself as the Knowledge Leader and Market Leader of the supply chain & logistics industry. We have set up our offices in 562 locations, through which we cover every square inch of the country. We have more than 3,500 GPS-equipped all-weather-proof, containerized vehicles traversing over 6, 00,000 Kms every day. We have warehousing space of over 5 million square feet across the country and we deliver more than 60 million packages every year".

What is the USP if your company?

"The USP of Safexpress is that we provide time-definite express deliveries to our customers. We have a capability to deliver in 1.8 days on an average to over 562 locations in India and our focus always remains in adding maximum value to our customers at every level".

Advanced SCM allows the business to not only enjoy productivity advantage, but also the value advantage. Productivity advantage enables lower costs, while value advantage adds to the value of the products amidst that of its competitors.

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