Win – eCommerce Success is Right in Front of You
The Kiva solution was first deployed to meet eCommerce order
fulfillment challenges at Staples. Since then, Kiva has become the
preferred fulfillment automation solution for established, new and
growing eCommerce players. Kiva enables world-class fulfillment
operations that provide superior services while meeting eCommerce
challenges. Now is the time to join these Internet Retail leaders
who are growing their eCommerce business using Kiva.
Number 2 - The Top 500 -
Internet Retailer
The web accounts for 42% of sales at Staples (Source: Internet
Retailer, March 2011)
"I call it a place like no other and Kiva provides that.
It's an attraction. It's a magnet. It's something
completely different. It's so off the wall. It's
something people can't conceptualize and even if they do, the only
way in which you really get a good breadth of it is by coming and
visiting and seeing it for yourself. This building has the
best quality metric of all the buildings across the network … and
this year the numbers even look better." (Source: Dave Carr,
Staples Operations Executive in Staples Denver Fulfillment Center
case study video)
Number 5
- The Top 500 - Internet Retailer
When Office Depot decided to consolidate three distribution
centers…the office supplies retailer looked for an automated
materials handling solution that was efficient and flexible.
More importantly, they wanted a system that would deliver a
competitive edge in the marketplace. They found that edge in
a goods-to-person picking solution featuring…mobile robots…Office
Depot is using the robotic system to manage order fulfillment
across all of its sales channels…the order cycle time has been
reduced from 2 hours to 20 minutes. (Source: Modern Materials
Handling, August 2010)
Number 24 - The Top 500 -
Internet Retailer
In 2009, Gap had e-commerce sales of $1.12 billion up 8.7% from
$1.03 billion in 2008. In comparison, total sales fell 2.3%
and comparable store sales declined 3%. (Source: Internet Retailer
Top 500 Guide, 2010 Edition)
"We are constantly looking for ways to improve the quality and
efficiency of our (online) fulfillment processes," said Toby Lenk,
President of Gap Inc. Direct. "Implementing this new technology
(Kiva) offers important benefits as we scale our business for
growth. It allows us to expand capacity in line with demand, reduce
costs, and frees our distribution staff to focus on accuracy and
productivity."
Number 29 - The
Top 500 - Internet Retailer
"As more consumers enjoy the simplicity and ease of online
shopping, Toys 'R' Us continues to invest in e-commerce
enhancements to advance customer service and satisfaction across
all shopping channels," says CEO Jerry Storch. "We believe the
facility will play an important role in further accelerating our
company's online business growth and order fulfillment." With a
dedicated Internet hub for pick, pack and ship, Toys 'R' Us will be
able to process and ship most e-commerce orders in the western U.S.
in about two business days, the retailer says. (Source:
InternetRetailer.com, April 20, 2011)
Number 38 - The Top 500 -
Internet Retailer
In 2009, web sales for Saks rose 13% to an Internet
Retailer-estimated $430.0 million from $380.5 million in
2008. Total sales fell 13.5% while comparable-store sales
slipped 14.7%. (Source: Internet Retailer Top 500 Guide, 2010
Edition)
Citigroup reiterates buy rating on Saks ... SKS believes that it
is playing offense online after years of playing defense.
Management expects the outsized growth online to continue as SKS
develops more creative and personalized online marketing strategies
and improves DC logistics with its Kiva Systems warehouse
automation system. (Source: Benzinga.com, December 2010)
Number 46 - The Top 500 - Internet
Retailer
Drugstore.com Inc., an online retailer of health, beauty and
vision products, says it expects annual revenue of at least $750
million in 2013..."Our market opportunity is expansive and although
we are facing a competitive environment with margin pressure, I
believe that we are executing on our strategy to strengthen and
grow our leadership position," says chief executive officer Dawn
Lepore. (Source: InternetRetailer.com, February 2011)
Number 49 -
The Top 500 - Internet Retailer
To date, Gilt Groupe's biggest challenge hasn't been finding
merchandise to sell or customers to sell it to, but managing rapid
growth. As (Chris) Halkyard (vice president of operations)
says, "One of the pitfalls of companies' growing so fast is…the
supply chain gets inundated, which can bring the company to its
knees if they're not able to deliver." During the first
holiday shipping season, Halkyard says, key performance indexes at
the Louisville (Kiva enabled) facility were in the 99 percent
range. (Source: Apparel Magazine, April 2011)
Number
72 - The Top 500 - Internet Retailer
In 2005 Diapers.com (Internet Retailer No. 85) was a start-up
that finished its first year with sales of $2.5 million. But
in 2009 Diapers.com…grew sales 104.5% to $182 million from $89
million in 2008…The company attributed its growing sales to an
increasing base of …shoppers and fast fulfillment that includes
free overnight shipping to two-thirds of the U.S. and two-day
delivery to the rest of the country. "We make lives a little
easier for new parents," says Diapers.com co-founder and CEO, Marc
Lore. "That means carrying everything they could possibly
need or want, getting it to them faster than anyone else, charging
low prices and delivering the best customer service."
(Source: Internet Retailer Top 500 Guide, 2010 Edition)
To learn more about how Kiva Systems can enhance your
ability to compete, grow and win in the eCommerce space contact
us.