BLG Sports & Fashion Logistics GmbH

Name

BLG Sports & Fashion Logistics GmbH

Legal name

BLG LOGISTICS GROUP AG & Co. KG

Website

https://blg-fashion.de

Company type

Public

Founded year

1877

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Bremen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Contract Logistics Services: Third-party logistics (3PL) services including warehousing, fulfillment, returns management, and textile preparation for fashion and sports brands. Revenue generated through service contracts with B2B and B2C businesses across multiple sales channels.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

BLG Sports & Fashion Logistics provides contract textile logistics for fashion, sports, and accessories brands, covering warehousing of hanging and lying goods, e-commerce and multi-channel fulfillment, AQL-based quality inspections, in-house textile preparation (Textilaufbereitung) including sewing, repairs, finishing, and stain removal, as well as returns and complaint management with refurbishment, repackaging, and automated credit notes. Services are delivered to B2B and B2C customers of fashion and sports brands across Germany and Europe.

Product overview

BLG Sports & Fashion Logistics GmbH offers a modular textile logistics platform centered on its core Textillogistik service. The platform integrates E-Commerce Fulfillment, Multi-Channel-Fulfillment, and general Fulfillment modules alongside specialized services including Warehousing for hanging and lying goods with RFID tracking, Textilaufbereitung (textile preparation) with quality controls following AQL procedures, and Retourenmanagement (returns management). Supporting services include Distributionslogistik, Lagerlogistik, Projektmanagement, and IT-Management. The portfolio is designed for the sports and fashion industry, covering both B2B and B2C operations across all sales channels.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Textillogistik (Textile Logistics) Umbrella contract logistics service for fashion, sports, and accessories customers, bundling warehousing, fulfillment, quality control, textile preparation, and returns management across all sales channels.
• Warehousing for Hanging and Lying Goods (Lagerlogistik) Specialized apparel warehousing supporting both hanging (garment-on-hanger) and lying (flat-packed) inventory, with proprietary RFID labeling that enables same-day store-level visibility, faster goods acceptance, reduced inventory effort, and error-free replenishment.
• E-Commerce Fulfillment Order-to-delivery fulfillment built for online apparel retail, handling order processing, warehousing, picking, packing, and shipping for e-commerce end customers.
• Multi-Channel Fulfillment Integrated logistics solution that keeps merchandise permanently available across online, stationary retail, and hybrid sales channels from a single fulfillment source.
• Textilaufbereitung (Textile Preparation) In-house textile finishing service performed by qualified textile specialists, master tailors, and clothing engineers, covering form finishing, stain removal, sewing repairs, flocking, cleaning, ironing, and quality inspection to prepare garments for point-of-sale presentation.
• AQL Quality Control (Qualitätskontrollen nach AQL-Verfahren) Quality inspection service following AQL procedure per DIN ISO 2859, including visual checks for surface defects, seam and color consistency, dimensional accuracy against reference samples, and specialized testing for waterproof membrane fabrics.
• Retourenmanagement (Returns Management) End-to-end returns and complaint management for apparel, including sorting, evaluation, refurbishment, defect removal, repackaging, automated credit note creation, replacement delivery, and disposal of defective items to keep goods cycling back into sales channels.
• Distributionslogistik (Distribution Logistics) Distribution logistics service delivering apparel to retail stores and end customers, focused on efficient routing and on-time replenishment.

Quantifiable outcome

• Stores know exactly which goods they will receive the next day through RFID tracking
• +2 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Logwin AG: European contract logistics provider with a dedicated fashion and lifestyle vertical offering multi-channel fulfillment, returns management, and value-added services. Directly comparable as a specialized textile/fashion 3PL serving European brands.
• Meyer & Meyer Holding: German-based 3PL with deep fashion, textile, and apparel logistics expertise including hanging-garment handling, quality control, and returns. Closely comparable as a German-rooted specialist in the same niche as BLG Sports & Fashion Logistics.

Broad incumbents

• Geodis: Global contract logistics provider with fashion and lifestyle sector capabilities, including e-commerce fulfillment and returns management. Comparable as a broader 3PL incumbent with overlapping fashion customers.
• Kuehne+Nagel: Global logistics incumbent with a contract logistics division serving fashion and apparel brands across Europe and globally. Competes for large-scale multi-channel fashion 3PL mandates.
• CEVA Logistics: Global 3PL offering contract logistics solutions for fashion, retail, and consumer brands, including multi-channel fulfillment and returns processing. Comparable as a broader incumbent operating in the same space.
• Rhenus Logistics: Global 3PL with contract logistics capabilities spanning fashion and lifestyle customers, including warehousing, distribution, and returns. Comparable as a broader incumbent with overlapping fashion/textile capabilities.
• Fiege Logistik: Major European contract logistics provider with a dedicated Fashion & Lifestyle sector covering hanging goods warehousing, e-commerce fulfillment, and value-added services. Larger and broader than BLG but competes in the same fashion 3PL segment.
• DHL Supply Chain: World's largest contract logistics provider with a dedicated fashion and apparel sector offering multi-channel fulfillment, RFID, and returns at global scale. Competes with BLG for enterprise fashion 3PL contracts.
• Arvato (Bertelsmann): Major European 3PL with strong fashion, lifestyle, and e-commerce fulfillment capabilities including returns processing and value-added services. Comparable as a broader incumbent serving similar B2B and B2C fashion customers.
• DSV (Panalpina): Global transport and logistics provider with growing contract logistics capabilities for fashion and retail customers across Europe. Comparable as a broader incumbent competing for fashion 3PL contracts.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/blg-sports-&-fashion-logistics-gmbh

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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