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With this state-of-the-art facility , Staples is well equipped to tackle any logistical challenge . It ’ s also worth noting that in recent years the company has closed many of its brick-andmortar stores and pivoted towards ecommerce . This means it has first-hand experience of the challenges of efulfilment . Furthermore , having already made significant capital investments in automation , Lewis contends that Staples can offer its clients more competitive contracts . “ When you go to a traditional third-party provider , they ’ re not going to make
an investment in technology and automation unless they can recoup that investment within the lifetime of the contract ,” he explains . “ The difference with Staples is that we have already made that investment . We want to make shared use of our assets and we can also offer competitive contracts .”
Indeed , Staples has already won over big-name clients like Adidas , and car servicing and repair company Kwik Fit . “ If a Kwik Fit branch needs some brake cleaner or if an Adidas store wants to order some carrier bags , they can only get it from this warehouse ,”
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