ESW and SEKO Logistics have initiated a new partnership agreement to offer complementary services to each other’s clients, according to a press release.
“This new partnership will provide SEKO and ESW’s combined roster of clients with superior global DTC e-commerce solutions,” ESW’s president and CEO, Americas, Patrick Bousquet-Chavanne said. “SEKO’s logistics leadership offers a globally scalable solution for warehousing and returns, bringing ESW clients all the benefits and growth potential of an e-commerce fulfillment network spanning 40 countries.”
The collaboration between ESW, a direct-to-consumer (DTC) e-commerce company and SEKO, based in Florida, is intended to reduce operational costs and times of cross-border e-commerce for DTC brands.
It will also strengthen both companies’ general presence in the global e-commerce market, which is projected to surpass the $5.55 trillion mark in 2022.
Under the terms of the agreement, ESW will help SEKO grow its slate of clients and DTC business, as well as leverage their global end-to-end e-commerce technology. In turn, SEKO has committed to granting ESW clients immediate access to logistics and fulfillment services, and to expand its warehouse and return center presence in over 120 locations.
The move is confirmed as the global e-commerce industry experiences an inflation of airfreight, cross-border e-commerce brand-related costs, allowing all parties involved to “recognize the need for local fulfillment to reduce shipping costs, expedite delivery times and address complex compliance issues.”
“The size and scale of our global fulfillment footprint, combined with ESW’s e-commerce technology, makes this partnership so exciting. We have customers in our portfolio who want what ESW offers, so we bring immediate basket aggregation opportunities. This type of collaboration is driving the growth of the e-commerce ecosystem,” SEKO’s chief growth officer, Brian Bourke, said. “Our partnership with ESW provides these solutions immediately, and we’ve already won our first fulfillment customers on the strength of our combined offering. We are giving SEKO’s e-commerce clients the chance to partner with ESW on their globalization journey.”