ROMANIA | DHL Supply Chain and Pepco have expanded their long-standing collaboration to further strengthen distribution operations across Europe.
The extended partnership focused on reliable product availability, faster delivery times, and enhanced network performance for Pepco’s growing store network.
Building on successful collaborations at Pepco’s distribution centres in Poland and Spain, Pepco has entrusted DHL Supply Chain with the operational management of five strategic distribution hubs across Europe.
In Central and Eastern Europe, sites include Sosnowiec and Rawa Mazowiecka (Poland), Győr (Hungary) and Bucharest (Romania). This broadened scope underscored both companies' shared commitment to creating a more efficient, scalable, and resilient supply chain across Europe.
DHL Supply Chain has just taken over the operational management of Pepco’s distribution centre in Bucharest, Romania, marking the division’s entry into the Romanian market. Romania is one of the strategic growth markets for DHL Group, and the move reflects a growing demand for more advanced, integrated supply chain services in the country.
While DHL has long been present in Romania through its Express and Global Forwarding divisions, the expansion into contract logistics now enables the Group to offer end-to-end supply chain solutions in this dynamic and fast-growing market.
At Pepco’s distribution centre in Bucharest, DHL Supply Chain provides comprehensive end-to-end logistics services, including warehousing, inbound and outbound picking, loading, and value-added services, distributing Pepco products to stores across Romania, Bulgaria, and Greece. The expanded partnership supports Pepco’s continued growth by strengthening execution across its distribution network.
By working with a specialised logistics partner, Pepco enhances warehouse performance through advanced warehouse management capabilities, continuous productivity improvement and the flexibility to scale capacity as the store network grows.
Three of the five sites are highly automated, helping deliver consistent service quality through higher throughput, improved picking accuracy, and more predictable processing times as volumes rise. The cooperation also improves business continuity by leveraging a multi-site operational set-up designed to maintain service levels during periods of disruption, ensuring reliable product availability to stores.
Pepco and DHL Supply Chain have worked together since 2019, beginning with the Sosnowiec facility in Poland. In total, DHL Supply Chain now manages 290,000 square meters of warehouse operations, employs over 1,500 new colleagues, and serves 4,020 Pepco stores across Europe.
With five distribution centres under management and a footprint spanning multiple Central and Eastern European markets, the collaboration represents one of the largest multi-site retail contract logistics partnerships in the region in recent years.
Together, Pepco and DHL Supply Chain will create a stronger operational foundation to support future growth and ensure business continuity across the region.
