Retail logistics for LIBRO and PAGRO

Press release | 26 August 2011
Retail logistics for LIBRO and PAGRO
Quehenberger Logistics is now responsible for the distribution for a total of 360
LIBRO and PAGRO stores in Austria. In this way the Salzburg company expands
its market position with large trade chains.
From September on, Quehenberger Logistics takes over the entire transport
management of the MTH-Handelsgruppe as an external service provider, MTH has 240
LIBRO stores and 120 PAGRO stores in Austria. The logistics service provider together
with the MTH-Handelsgruppe elaborated a tailor-made concept for the individual retail
transport solutions in the newly built MTH central warehouse in Müllendorf near
Eisenstadt. Mag. Thomas Zechner, managing director of LIBRO Handelsgesellschaft
mbH, is happy about the collaboration: "Quehenberger Logistics is a reliable partner
whose Austria-wide network and long-term experience in the logistics for trading
companies ensure highest delivery quality and punctuality. This is indispensable for our
daily business."
Whereas the transports have so far been handled by different partners and were
controlled by the logistics divisions of LIBRO and PAGRO, the transport management
is now provided by Quehenberger Logistics by 100 percent. "Our solution is based on
our comprehensive expertise in the retail business", says Christian Fürstaller, CEO of
the AUGUSTIN QUEHENBERGER GROUP. "Together with MTH we tailored the
project individually to their requirements in order to guarantee an optimal solution."
Professional handling on site
Up to 65 swap bodies every day equipped with exchangeable advertisements are
loaded by the Quehenberger Logistics employees and delivered to the stores within the
agreed time frames. The delivery is effected according to an individual tour concept.
Among other things, it makes use of the area-covering groupage freight network of
Quehenberger Logistics with seven regional transshipment locations in Austria. In this
way it possible to ensure that the delivery times and dates are met as well as that the
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Press release | 26 August 2011
goods are picked up and delivered as fast as possible. During the delivery, returns and
empty loading equipment like trolleys are taken back and administered by
Quehenberger Logistics. By means of the sophisticated tour planning, it is also
possible to compensate seasonal fluctuations with different capacity peaks and to
reduce the costs. In order to ensure a professional and trouble-free handling, five
employees of the Salzburg logistics service provider are on site who are, among other
things, responsible for the planning, supervision, vehicle control and loading of 700
trolleys or 500 pallets per day. In this way, the employees of LIBRO and PAGRO can
focus on the optimisation of the overall logistics.
About the MTH-Handelsgruppe
The MTH-Handelsgruppe operates the individual enterprises LIBRO, PAGRO and eplus in Austria, with
the main assortments paper and stationeries, office supplies and equipment, entertainment, games and
handicrafts as well as current offers of technology products and household items. The LIBRO
Handelsgesellschaft mbH with its 240 stores is the market leader in paper and stationeries. The PAGRO
Handelsgesellschaft mbH operates 120 stores. The eplus Handelsgesellschaft mbH is active as a mail
order company in the B2B sector.
About Quehenberger Logistics
Quehenberger Logistics is an owner-managed, medium-sized quality provider for network and contract logistics in
Central and Eastern Europe based in Straßwalchen near Salzburg. The company currently employs 1,050 staff
members at 65 locations. The company operates the leading area-covering groupage freight network in Austria.
Quehenberger Logistics is a company of the AUGUSTIN QUEHENBERGER GROUP. www.augustinquehenberger.com
For further information:
Hermann Költringer, AUGUSTIN QUEHENBERGER GROUP GmbH,
Gewerbegebiet Nord 5, 5204 Straßwalchen, Austria.
T +43-(0)-50145-1380, F +43-(0)-50145-1114, presse@augustin-quehenberger.com
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