Cubitts outsources elements of supply chain to Walker Logistics 26 September 2017

London-based spectacle and sunglasses manufacturer and retailer, Cubitts, has outsourced part of its UK supply chain to Berkshire-based Walker Logistics. With demand for Cubitts’s frames growing significantly, the Company needed a dedicated storage resource and the supply chain expertise that a logistics specialist could provide and, after a competitive tender, appointed Walker.

Walker will initially be handling two parts of the supply chain; after receiving inbound product from manufacturer in the Far East, will then replenish cases and accessories to Cubitts’ London shops in either component format or complete kits having been processed through Walkers specialist re-work division.

Walker’s value-added and returns management expertise was a significant factor in the Company winning the contract, due to the innovative Home Try On service offered to customers.

Cubitts offer their internet clients the chance to trial four spectacle frames at home for a week. The frames are picked and packed within a specially designed kit, sent direct to the customer’s home and, after the try on period has finished, the client returns all four frames to Cubitts who in turn hopefully receive a sale for the preferred glasses.