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Consumer Goods

In the consumer goods industry, a multitude of supply chain challenges drive attention and capital away from your core business:

• Reaching retailers, wholesalers, and distributors as cost-effectively as possible
• Maintaining optimal POP, stocking and inventory levels
• Responding quickly to product obsolescence
• Improving speed-to-market
• Effectively handling returns

To meet these challenges, a customized solution is needed that will enable you to harness the full potential of e-commerce, improve cycle times, reach multiple channels, reduce costs and enhance customer service - all the while equipping your business with end-to-end virtual control and access to real-time data such as inventory levels and buyer behaviour.
It's a lot to ask for.
Fortunately, UPS Supply Chain Solutions has the know-how.

We are specialists in customized supply chain solutions for the consumer goods industry
UPS Supply Chain Solutions has the industry-specific expertise needed to create greater efficiencies and profitability.

From hairspray to sporting goods
UPS Supply Chain Solutions builds on a legacy of service to the Canadian consumer goods industry. Our sector expertise includes:

Personal care

• Personal care products
• Personal hygiene products
• Personal care electronics

Home

• Household care products
• Household hygiene products
• Small household electronics

Hardware and security

• Home hardware products
• Home security products

Travel, sports and leisure

• Outdoor adventure apparel
• Sporting goods
• Cameras and film

A full scope of services
Our full range of specialized services for the consumer goods industry includes:

• Customer service
• Pick and pack
• Co-packing
• Gift wrapping
• Invoicing
• Kitting
• Labeling
• Ticketing
• Point-of-sale building and distribution
• Returns management
• Literature and sample distribution
• Cross docking

Our global, multi-channel capabilities will help you respond more expeditiously to all your customers - wholesalers, distributors, retailers, resellers, agents and consumers - within Canada and across borders.