Online retailer Bergzeit opens new logistics centre to improve responsiveness

Bergzeit, a German online retailer of outdoor and mountaineering equipment attracting over 1.5 million visitors per month to its online shop, has opened a newly constructed central warehouse in Otterfing, Bavaria, Germany. The warehouse complex spans 14,000m² and includes an 8,000m² storage area. The German logistics software specialist Inconso , headquartered in Bad Nauheim, was responsible for the setup and configuration of the new facility’s warehouse management system, InconsoWMS S.

Bergzeit is responding to the complex requirements of online retail, which increasingly require a high level of transparency during goods tracking. In this regard, the warehouse management solution especially provides support during stock and order management, store-in and store-out and shipping to 500,000 customers in 23 countries. This includes deliveries to two regional stores managed by Bergzeit close to the company’s headquarters. The product range comprises approximately 150,000 products and nearly 600 outdoor brands from all over the world.