DHL wins Wal-Mart contract

DHL wins Wal-Mart contract DHL said it had won a new three-year contract with Wal-Mart that will nearly double its volume and revenue from the giant retailer.
   DHL provides ground and air service to the retailer. It will continue its exclusive specialty product repair and return delivery service for Wal-Mart, and has now been awarded specialty product transportation for Wal-Mart stores and Sam’s Clubs nationwide.
   In addition, Wal-Mart has made DHL one of its primary carriers for its state transportation program for all outbound shipments from assigned states, including transportation between and among Wal-Mart retail stores, distribution centers and suppliers.
   DHL also continues its exclusive management of several customized services for Wal-Mart, including its optical product logistics, fulfilling major online floral distribution on holidays such as Valentine’s and Mother’s Day, and handling all express transportation from Wal-Mart mailroom distribution centers.
   Wal-Mart will make use of the DHL Optical Village, 3.5 million square feet of facilities near Columbus, Ohio, designed to meet the unique manufacturing, packaging, storage and distribution needs of lens and eye wear companies.
   All orders for eye glasses from Wal-Mart’s four U.S. optical labs are transported to DHL’s Optical Village, where they are sorted and packaged for each of its retail stores and then shipped for next day delivery.