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Issued 3 December 2014 – for immediate release

Fashion brand Marc Cain installs KNAPPsolution instylish new warehouse

A futuristic logistics centre is taking shapein Bodelshausen, Germany, at thestate-of-the-artheadquarters of theinternational women's fashion brand, Marc Cain. With a buoyant order book, Marc Cain is investing around 34 million euros in its logistics capacity, including automated warehouse systems fromKNAPP worth 12 million euros.

A white finish and extensive use of glass give the new logistics centre a stylish look, blending in perfectly with the existing Marc Cain campus. All companies involved in the project are partners from the local region except for KNAPP as intralogistics provider – the Austrian group was selected because Marc Cain was impressed by KNAPP's high quality standards and unique, all-in-one solution, including a warehouse management system.

The combination of KNAPP's OSR Shuttle^TMand the Roll Adapter technology of KNAPP subsidiary, Dürkopp Fördertechnik, allows the complete range of flat-packed and hanging goods to be handled seamlessly. In addition, KNAPP's emphasis on finding the ideal layout to optimise workplace ergonomics within a future-oriented design was attractive for the customer.

The OSR Shuttle^TMautomated storage and retrieval system forms the centre of the flat-packed goods solution and can be expanded whenever necessary.KNAPP's Pick-it-Easy Shop workstations guarantee ergonomic order picking, with Pick-to-Light displays and touch screens ensuring efficient and error-free order processing. Smaller orders are picked directly into Sort & Pack racks at special workstations and are then packed.

Hanging goods are sorted automatically using a roll adapter system in the goods-in and goods-out area. This system can transport and sort almost any type of hanger on the market. The hangers are not arranged directly in the rail system but rather are transported using RFID adapters used as goods carriers. Each adapter is equipped with an RFID transponder, which increases the reading and sorting accuracy significantly. A continuous fence conveyor ensures final storage and retrieval into the four floor levels.

With this new warehouse, KNAPP and Marc Cain are looking forward to a promising, long-term partnership.

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Marc Cain's futuristic headquartersin Bodelshausen, Germany 

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Marc Cain is a premium international fashion brand

About Marc Cain
Marc Cain is an international premium brand for women's fashions with its own production facilities in Germany. The company operates worldwide from its headquarters in Bodelshausen, Germany. From 2008 to 2012, the company invested 60 million euros in new production and office buildings with the latest furnishings and machinery. This future-oriented investment is considered a firm commitment to the company's German location. Marc Cain has more than 870 employees in Germany alone and in 2013 achieved sales of 253 million euros. The company's selective distribution strategy is characterised by 179 Marc Cain stores, 336 shops-within-stores, 367 account clients and another 579 specialist retail stores in 59 countries.

About KNAPP
KNAPP AG operates internationally in the field of warehouse automation and warehouse logistics software. The company, headquartered in Austria, has 2,500 employees worldwide. The high export quota of 98% reflects the international character of the business: KNAPP has 20 subsidiaries and 13 representative offices around the globe. In the fiscal year 2013/2014, the company achieved a turnover of over 383 million euros, the highest since its founding.

Company contact:
Mr Craig Rollason, Managing Director

KNAPP UK Ltd

Tel:  01844 202149

Media contact:
Heidi Scott, Partner
Bridgeland Copyright
Tel: 01622 832598
E-mail:heidi@bridgeland-copyright.co.uk