Arvato wins Imperial Tobacco Japan as new customer / Warehousing and e-commerce distribution for top vaping brand, myblu(TM) (FOTO)

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Arvato SCM Solutions won Imperial Tobacco Japan (ITJ) as a new
customer and is managing the warehousing and e-commerce distribution
of their myblu(TM) brand which was launched this year on the Japanese
market. The nicotine free vaping kits and flavored liquid pods
launched in June 2018. The new brand and products created strong
demand: Arvato shipped more than 10,000 starter kits within the first
weeks of introducing the brand to the Japanese market.

myblu(TM) products can be purchased in selected convenience stores
in Tokyo, Osaka and Fukuoka, Japan, on the myblu(TM) webshop
(www.blu.com/ja/JP), Amazon and on the popular Japanese online
platform Rakuten.

For ITJ, Arvato in Japan manages all warehousing processes such as
inbound receiving, storage, pick-to-order, transportation management
and final distribution to both end-customers and business locations.
In order to ensure a smoothly running process, Arvato uses a
state-of-the-art SAP based warehouse-management-system for order
processing and reporting. Kenta Asari, Site Manager Japan at Arvato
SCM Solutions, highlights that "Through our IT supported processes
and quality control we provide highest quality standards. Furthermore
the team focuses on fast turnaround times to ensure that the end
customers can receive their products the next day."

Arvato also provides ITJ with the domestic Japanese transportation
management service. The fully integrated solution is rounded up by
managing the procurement of consumables, the returns process
including product repacking as well as value added services.

The implementation period for this project was only eight weeks.
To guarantee a smooth operation after the product launch of
myblu(TM), and the successful launch of the new myblu(TM) sales
channel on the Rakuten platform, the operations capacity for ITJ in
Arvato's warehouse in Tokyo was ramped up by 20 times within the
first week of Go-Live.

For Raoul Kuetemeier, Head of Asia at Arvato SCM Solutions, the
successful launch of myblu(TM) is a key milestone. "We want to
continue to build our domestic distribution capabilities in each
country and focus on growing with our international clients in Asia
and Japan. ITJ is planning a wider product portfolio and larger
market share. We are looking forward to supporting their growth in
the Japanese market. "

For more information, please visit www.scm.arvato.com

Contact:
Sonja Groß
Head of Marketing & Communications

sonja.gross@arvato.com
+49 5241 / 8041 897

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