Marks & Spencer (M&S) 已同意一项有条件交易，以 £67.5m 的价格收购利奇菲尔德 (Lichfield) 的一座完全自动化的前 Asos 配送中心，作为其在线时装销售额翻倍和扩大物流能力战略的一部分。
Marks & Spencer (M&S) has agreed a conditional deal to acquire a fully automated former Asos distribution centre in Lichfield for £67.5m as part of its strategy to double online fashion sales and expand logistics capacity.
M&S 表示，这个占地 437,000 平方英尺的物流中心将于 2027 年在其网络内投入运营，并雇用 600 名员工。
M&S said the 437,000 square foot logistics hub will become operational within its network in 2027 and employ 600 people.
该零售商表示，装修后的网站将提高容量并更快地处理订单，这是其将在线时尚业务规模扩大一倍的长期目标的一部分。
The retailer said the fitted-out site will increase capacity and process orders more quickly as part of its long-term ambition to double the size of its online fashion business.
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据 M&S, 称，该网站将支持更快地交付时尚产品,，允许客户在当天晚些时候下订单，同时提高尺寸和款式的可用性。
According to M&S, the site will support faster delivery of fashion products, allowing customers to place orders later in the day while improving the availability of sizes and styles.
供应链转型仍然是该公司的战略重点，因为它重塑了业务以实现增长,，而减少产品从供应商转移到配送中心，然后进入商店或直接到达客户所需的时间是一个重点关注领域。
Supply chain transformation remains a strategic priority for the company as it reshapes the business for growth, and reducing the time taken for products to move from suppliers to distribution centres and then into stores or directly to customers is a key focus area.
M&S 时尚, 家居和美容, 董事总经理 John Lyttle, 说: “A 我们改造 M&S 时尚, 家居和美容, 我们的目标是将在线销售额翻一番。为了实现这一目标并更快, 更高效地为我们的客户提供服务并具有更好的可用性,，我们的 24/7 分销网络需要更多容量。
M&S managing director for Fashion, Home and Beauty, John Lyttle, said: “As we transform M&S Fashion, Home and Beauty, our ambition is to double online sales. To achieve this and serve our customers faster, more efficiently and with better availability, our 24/7 distribution network needs more capacity.
“我们’一直说，我们’将通过严格自律的资本投资来实现转型,始终牢记明智地支出股东的资金。 This acquisition does just that, delivering tangible business benefits that move our transformation forward, at a much lower cost compared to a new build option.”
“We’ve always said that we’ll deliver our transformation with highly disciplined capital investment, always mindful of spending shareholder money wisely. This acquisition does just that, delivering tangible business benefits that move our transformation forward, at a much lower cost compared to a new build option.”
该零售商还表示，有机会改善客户主张,，推动在线增长并提高效率，从而长期提高利润率。
The retailer also stated there is an opportunity to improve the customer proposition, drive online growth and create efficiencies that could improve profit margins over the long term.
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