Hansome, to Establish Online-Only Logistics Center

Establishment of 'SmartOn', an Online Mall Dedicated Logistics Center in Icheon

[Asia Economy Reporter Yujin Cho] Hansome is establishing an online-exclusive logistics center to expand its online business.

Hansome, a fashion specialist company affiliated with Hyundai Department Store Group, announced on the 22nd that it plans to build an online-exclusive logistics center called the 'SmartOn Center' in Hobup-myeon, Icheon-si, Gyeonggi-do.

Scheduled for completion in the first half of the year after next, the SmartOn Center will have 12 floors and a total floor area of 14,518㎡, and will be responsible for logistics of orders placed on online malls operated by Hansome, such as The Hansome.com and H Fashion Mall. Currently, Hansome's online logistics are handled at the Icheon Integrated Logistics Center, but once the SmartOn Center is operational, the Icheon Integrated Logistics Center will handle only Hansome's offline logistics volume.

When the SmartOn Center is fully operational, the annual handling volume is expected to reach 11 million cases, and combined with the existing Icheon Integrated Logistics Center (20 million cases), the total annual handling volume for both online and offline is expected to reach 31 million cases. The logistics processing time is also expected to be reduced by about 4 hours per day compared to the existing Icheon Integrated Logistics Center.

A Hansome official said, "We plan to actively strengthen our e-commerce competitiveness based on an optimized online logistics system."

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