Fashion retailer Kappahl Group has chosen Vanderlande to automate a new logistics centre in Sweden. The two companies have signed a contract for the installation of Vanderlande’s FastPick solution at the 34,000m2 facility, which is expected to go live in June 2026.
Kappahl Group is moving from its existing logistics centre as part of its strategy to modernise logistic operations and manage business growth. Vanderlande’s solution will help the company increase capacity and provides the opportunity to scale up in the future. The new logistics centre – combined with Vanderlande’s future-proof logistic process automation – will improve service levels for Kappahl’s online customer base across Europe and Asia, as well as its network of 330 stores located in Sweden, Norway, Finland, Poland and UK.
Vanderlande’s FastPick solution includes its Adapto automated storage and retrieval system: 159 Adapto shuttles will access 86,000 storage locations across 28 aisles, before moving items to 16 ergonomic goods-to-person picking stations.
To ensure complete efficiency, an inbound and outbound high dynamic storage buffer system is included in the design. Products arriving on a hanger will be handled by Vanderlande’s AirTrax system. Goods will leave the logistics centre via retail and e-commerce shipping sorters in totes, polybags or cartons.
“Vanderlande’s solution will provide the efficiency and capacity we need to fulfil our growth ambitions,” says Eva Meding, logistics manager at Kappahl Group. “In addition, we will be in a position to deliver an even better level of service for our customers and stores as we improve our sustainable logistics flow.”
Vanderlande is a global partner for future-proof logistic process automation in the warehousing, airports and parcel sectors. Its extensive portfolio of integrated solutions – innovative systems, intelligent software and life-cycle services – results in the realisation of fast, reliable and efficient automation technology.
The company focuses on the optimisation of its customers’ business processes and competitive positions. Through close cooperation, it strives for the improvement of their operational activities and the expansion of their logistical achievements.
Vanderlande’s says its warehousing solutions are the first choice for many of the largest global e-commerce players and retailers in food, fashion and general merchandise across the globe. The company helps them to fulfil their promise of same-day delivery for billions of orders, with nine of the 15 largest global food retailers relying on its efficient and reliable solutions.
As a global partner for future-proof airport automation, “Vanderlande’s market-leading baggage handling systems and related passenger solutions” are capable of moving over four billion pieces of baggage around the world per year. These are active in more than 600 airports, including 12 of the world’s top 20. In addition, some 430 of Vanderlande’s security lanes are installed at checkpoints worldwide.
Vanderlande is also a supplier of process automation solutions that address the challenges in the parcel market. More than 52 million parcels are sorted by its systems every day, which have been installed for the world’s leading parcel handling companies.
Established in 1949, Vanderlande has more than 9,000 employees, all committed to moving its customers’ businesses forward at diverse locations on every continent. With a turnover of 2.2 billion euros, it has established a worldwide reputation over the past seven decades as a global partner for future-proof logistic process automation.