![Picking stations at automated logistics center for fashion retailer Fossil](/-/media/swisslog/images/logistics-warehouse-distribution-automation/case-studies/retail--ecom/fossil/fossil_picking-stations.jpg?rev=8b818b64923547aca96306a7ae78ed91&w=1900&hash=E97AEA02A37C333C55E591654347D5F0)
Fossil, Germany: Optimizing merchandise flow and increasing capacity
Vintage style fashion retailer Fossil needed a logistics solution to equip it for mutli-channel sales via retail, wholesale and online. With high sales, seasonal fluctuations, variable order sizes and a broad product range, Fossil upgraded its warehouse and picking facility for dramatic reductions in delivery times.
SmartCarrier system for multi-channel retailing
Intelligent future-proof warehousing and transport solution is highly responsive to fluctuations in customer demand:
- Processes 40,000 order lines per day
- Automated system delivers virtually zero picking error rate
- Outputs up to 13,000 packages per day
- 6 aisle, 19-level automated case warehouse
- 2.2km conveyor to workstations
![The Swisslog SmartCarrier shuttle at Fossil’s logistics center](/-/media/swisslog/images/logistics-warehouse-distribution-automation/case-studies/retail--ecom/fossil/fossil_smart-carrier-shuttle.jpg?rev=776c81055474406f9dc7ebe8bc600c68&w=1400&hash=1F29E3D68FE15B1911DF20B4F5FE5850)
The SmartCarrier scalable and dynamic shuttle facility optimizes the flow of Fossil merchandise
Logistics center for multi-channel retail
![Josef Otter, CEO of Fesco, European logistics provider for Fossil](/-/media/swisslog/images/logistics-warehouse-distribution-automation/case-studies/retail--ecom/fossil/josef-otter.jpg?rev=5dcc10e372fb4568bd64a6a9d4ad395b&w=250&hash=297ECEED924E27C471FA246298E10A31)
We needed a logistics solution capable of supporting our new sales channels with fast and efficient processes.