RESHORING CASE

Damart

Company details
Code: 
Damart
Company name: 
Damart
Group name: 
Damartex
Company country: 
France
Group home country: 
France
Number of employees: 
4000
Sector: 
C - Manufacturing
Sector detail: 
C14 - Manufacture of wearing apparel
Reshoring details
Reshoring announcement date: 
19/05/2016
Starting implementation date: 
June, 2016
End of Implementation : 
December, 2016
Reshored to: 
France
Location of affected unit(s): 
Hem
Location code: 
FR301
Reshored business function: 
Logistic
Partial or Total reshoring: 
Partial
Reshoring governance mode: 
In house (in own facilities)
Reasons for reshoring: 
Automation of production process
Delivery time
Improve customer service
Logistics costs
Need for greater organizational flexibility
Proximity to customers
Case narrative: 

Damart is a French clothing chain established in 1953.

In May 2016 it announced that it will relocate its logistics facilities from Dottignies in Belgium, to Hem in France.
The decision aims to benefit from economies of scale and automation in order to offer quicker deliveries and meet future customer requirements.

The 33 employees will be guaranteed a job at the new facility which is some 15km away.

Sources link: 

Standaard.be, 19 May 2016 
Nord Eclair.be, 19 May 2016 
RTBF.be, 19 May 2016
 

Offshoring details
Offshoring location: 
Belgium
Offshoring governance mode: 
In house (in own facilities)
Offshoring entry mode: 
Wholly owned