reverse logistics

Arrow Electronics Inc., a provider of products, services and solutions to users of electronic components, has acquired Converge, a provider of reverse logistics services.

Brightpoint Inc., a provider of supply chain solutions to the wireless industry, has added three Centers of Excellence in the United States. Two of the facilities are located in the metropolitan Indianapolis area and one will be located in Reno, Nev.

Brightpoint recently completed the purchase of a 533,000 square foot facility in the AllPoints Midwest business park in Plainfield, Ind. An additional 200,000 square foot facility has been leased in Plainfield, Ind., in support of Brightpoint's expanding reverse logistic services offering. A 264,000 square foot facility located in Reno is under contract to be purchased and is expected to be operational in the second quarter of 2011.

A new Australian men’s fashion website is taking on the international online retail competition with a local alternative, offering to send multiple sizes to customers who can return the unwanted ones, free of charge.

Kaeho.com.au, an Australian online fashion store, encourages customers to order what they want in as many sizes as they’d like, try them on in their own home, and send back anything that doesn’t fit or that they don’t like for a full refund - effectively turning their bedroom into a fitting room.

Flash Global Logistics, a provider of supply chain solutions for mission critical parts and products, has formed a partnership with OnProcess Technology, a provider of asset retrieval and customer experience management for reverse logistics. This strategic partnership aims to provide clients and the service supply chain industry with a closed loop solution for forward and reverse logistics management, visibility and intelligence.