Since spring 2022, FIEGE has been storing a broad product range for Digitec Galaxus AG at its warehouse in Oftringen.
The Covid-19 pandemic gave yet another boost to buying online. “The order numbers went through the roof. Our business has grown enormously. For this reason, we had leased an owner-operated temporary storage facility in Nebikon, Lucerne”, recalls Michael Stolle, Chief Operation Officer (COO) of Digitec Galaxus AG. The term of the lease was limited to one year. The company therefore started searching at the same time for a long-term warehouse option with optimal transport accessibility. In Switzerland, those types of facilities are few and far between – and therefore, in great demand. “We were extremely pleased when FIEGE made us an offer at just the right time to provide around 8,500 sq m of storage space in Oftringen, a mere 15 minutes’ drive away”, Stolle emphasised.
The relocation to the FIEGE warehouse in Oftringen has been completed and operations have been up and running since early March 2022. On 12,000 pallet spaces, some 50,000 maxi-sized products are housed in the high-bay store for Digitec Galaxus – products that are simply too big to be shipped by parcel. This includes items like sofas, A/C units, wheelbarrows, and braziers. “FIEGE handles incoming goods, inbound and outbound storage, readying for shipment as well as the hand-over to the postal service’s forwarders for us”, Stolle explains.
For now, Oftringen will operate with Digitec Galaxus software systems. The location’s multi-use structure allows co-workers to provide additional support for alternative customer processes.
For the near future, Digitec Galaxus AG, who has been active in the German market for a good four years now, is looking to become even more international. Moreover, as an alternative to Amazon, the goal is to become a marketplace to be reckoned with outside of Switzerland which allows third-party vendors to sell their products online in their own name. Mayer was happy that FIEGE would be able to accompany this development. “It is our goal to deliver a perfect performance and establish a long-term strategic partnership with Digitec Galaxus”, says the Branch Manager.
Source: FIEGE
