Clipper Logistics plc, together with its subsidiaries, provides value-added logistics services to the retail sector in the United Kingdom, Germany, and rest of Europe. The company operates through two segments, Value-Added Logistics Services and Commercial Vehicles. It offers e-fulfilment, returns management, port deconsolidation logistics, retail consolidation, multichannel, warehousing, secure logistics, and transportation services. The company also provides added-value services, including secure warehousing, HMRC customs bond, quality control, pressing, RFID/security tag attachment, label printing, store recall, metal detection, container de-stuffing, new store building, pick and pack, secure destruction, and specialist storage services. In addition, it offers specialist fashion services, such as fine distribution, primary transport, shared user distribution, secondary store distribution, contract distribution, inter-branch transfer, return to vendor, new store openings/refurbishment, spot hire, fleet management, Pan-European network, and home delivery link services. Further, the company provides Ingenious, an end-to-end supply chain management solution, which develops, manages, and maintains a supply chain network; and warranty and refurbishment works for electrical manufacturers and retailers, as well as assists its retail customers with the sale of excess and end-of-line stock. Additionally, it sells new and used commercial vehicles, as well as parts; and operates servicing and repair facilities. The company operates approximately 6.2 million square feet of warehousing space. Clipper Logistics plc was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Leeds, United Kingdom.

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Clipper Logistics, which floated on London’s junior market in 2014, is tapping into one of the most important trends in the retail sector. It is effectively the plumbing behind John Lewis’s and other retailers’ click and collect services. However, what makes it really interesting is its so-called “Boomerang” service, which processes returned goods. The convenience of online shopping means items that don’t fit or aren’t suitable are sent back. British retailers lost £130m from the cost of handling returned items on Black Friday alone and with around 35pc of all goods bought online sent back to shops, the level of returns is only going to increase. The shares are riding high already, up by almost 70pc this year, but Clipper added Zara and South African billionaire Christo Wiese’s Pep&Co to its list of clients this year, and further wins are expected.

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Squarely in the 'solving problem's' for clients category, and the growing client list of A-brands suggests they are very good at it as well. Logistics is what made Walmart great, so this could actually go  places.

Just like the cloud takes most of the IT headache off corporate clients, this does something similar, and growing allows for economies of scale, scope and learning.

The chart suggests we missed a good buying opportunity recently. Oh well..

Some of the deals of last year:

Clipper Logistics plc:Announces that it has been appointed by German fashion brand s.Oliver, to manage its European wholesale and retail returns management service.This represents the company's first Boomerang contract in mainland Europe.Contract win represents advance for Clipper's European operations, based in Germany. s.Oliver is family-owned fashion company located in Rottendorf, Bavaria and operates retail outlets throughout Austria, Croatia, Switzerland and the Netherlands as well as across Germany.Says Boomerang returns management service will be delivered from Clipper's existing solutions centres in Munchberg and Hof.As a condition of the contract, s.Oliver sought to dispose of the freehold of the Munchberg site to Clipper.Clipper operates an asset-light business model and does not currently own any of the sites that it provides services from, therefore the Munchberg site has been acquired by Knaresborough Real Estate Limited, related party to Clipper through ownership by Executive Chairman Steve Parkin

Clipper Logistics PLC (CLG.L) Key Developments | Reuters.com

Clipper Logstcs Plc:Says it has agreed heads of terms with John Lewis Partnership to provide a range of retail support services from a new distribution centre, under a proposed ten-year agreement.Says it is in process of selecting final location for operation.Says initial activity will commence in mid-2016 to support John Lewis' new distribution centre in Magna Park, Milton Keynes.

Clipper Logistics PLC (CLG.L) Key Developments | Reuters.com

Clipper Logistics PLC:Signs long term contract with Fashion Retail S.A.U.Says new contract will see Clipper providing e-fulfilment services for Zara brand from new distribution centre in Northampton.Site will provide in excess of 340,000 square feet of space.Clipper operation will provide fulfilment of online orders for Zara fashion in certain European countries.

Clipper Logistics PLC (CLG.L) Key Developments | Reuters.com