AO signs three year-partnership deal with Aldi for bulk deliveries

Electrical retailer AO is continuing to expand its logistics service after winning a deal with Aldi to provide large-item home deliveries.

The three-year partnership will see AO's logistics subsidiary Expert Logistics support Aldi’s Specialbuys service, which is set to offer larger online purchases, such as furniture and sports equipment, requiring  two-person delivery teams.

Expert Logistics, which has operating licences for around 290 trucks and 230 trailers, has a central hub in Crewe and nine depots in Larkhall, Garforth, Spennymoor, Potters Bar, Croydon, Avonmouth, Exeter and Yaxley.

This latest deal supports AO's drive to expand Expert Logistics' customer base to other retailers, which so far include Boots and Argos.

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David Ashwell, AO Logistics MD, said: “We are extremely proud of the award-winning logistics capability we have built here at AO.

“There’s no better stamp of approval than other retailers, like Aldi, wanting to partner with us to help them deliver exceptional service to their customers.”

David Barter, MD of national IT at Aldi, said: “Our online Specialbuys are going from strength to strength, and this partnership with AO will allow us to offer customers even more options for our larger products that require home deliveries."