JD Sports appoints Wincanton as national transport services partner
THE MULTI-YEAR contract, which begins in August 2024, will see Wincanton provide transport services for retail operations from JD Sports’ distribution centres to its growing footprint of over 560 retail stores nationwide.
Wincanton was chosen by JD Sports for its depth of services and capabilities, ability to provide supply chain resilience and agility and a clear roadmap for continuous improvement leveraging Wincanton’s digital transport platform, EyeQ.
Some 230 colleagues, comprising of those in driver, management and outbase roles, will transfer from the previous service provider to join Wincanton’s team of over 20,300 colleagues as part of this new partnership.
