Supply Chain Giant Wins Five Year Contract from Scandinavian Home Retailer

WORLDWIDE – DHL International Supply Chain, the specialist supply chain management team of DHL Global Forwarding, has signed an exclusive five-year contract extension with JYSK Nordic, part of the JYSK Group. As an international chain with Scandinavian roots, JYSK sells everything for the home in over 2,500 stores in 48 countries.

As part of the agreement, DHL International Supply Chain manages JYSK Nordic's inbound product and will continue to handle an annual volume of approximately 55,000 TEUs, predominantly from Asia as well as the Mediterranean, Latin America and the Middle East into the EMEA region. Chris Arnold, Head of Operations Nordics & Central Eastern Europe, DHL Global Forwarding International Supply Chain, said:

"We are very pleased that our service to JYSK Nordic has resulted in a contract extension and look forward to continue to service JYSK Nordic with a strong supply chain solution that will assist them in growing their business successfully.”

JYSK Nordic opened their first store in Denmark in 1979 and now operates all over the world. All services to JYSK are delivered through the dedicated DHL International Supply Chain team in Scandinavia. Loui Andreasen, Shipping Manager JYSK Nordic, said:

"The DHL solution has provided better control and visibility in our supply chain and brings real value to JYSK, especially through online vendor booking and the EDI connections. We see that the solution has supported our continued efforts to streamline and improve our inbound flow and look forward to continuing to grow our successful partnership with DHL.”