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WHO IS BUNZL? Bunzl’s purpose is to deliver essential business solutions and create long-term sustainable value for the benefit of all our stakeholders around the world. Bunzl provides our customers with essential items and services that are necessary for their businesses to operate.

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How is Bunzl Different from a 3PL? 3PL Dedicated account manager

Shipping & receiving

Reporting & program analysis

FTL and LTL freight shipping

Customer service to support stores

Storage

Online ordering for store associates

Kitting

Demand planning

Material consolidation

Sourcing

Picking & packing

Return management

Packaging design & sourcing

Systems Integration

Visual décor design & sourcing

Receive, store & distribute goods

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MORE THAN A VENDOR Bunzl acts as a true partner to help retailers reach their goals. After Bunzl assisted Five Below in reaching their goal of over 600 new store openings and supercharged store remodels, one executive shared: “We could not have accomplished this fantastic achievement without all of you! Together we are truly achieving the impossible!”

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Benefits of Partnering with Bunzl

Customers can streamline execution and see improvements across operations and whole organizations

REDUCE

Costs from contractor delays and accelerate opening revenue

Inventory ownership by using Bunzl for supply essentials

Number of shipments and vendors

Disruptions in-store during remodels

IMPROVE

Operational efficiency during new store set up

Consistency of store supplies received just-in-time

Reporting and visibility to projects

Sustainability metrics and goals

STREAMLINE

Load plans for simplified execution

Supply ordering with an easy online portal

Vendor & admin savings

Space utilization & Freight Savings

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SUPPLY DISTRIBUTION Improving Sustainability Goals

The Task:

Along with managing weekly, consolidated supply delivery to over 3,000 stores across North America and Canada, Bunzl has helped TJX with several of their recent sustainability initiatives.

The Result:

Successfully transitioned all stores to FSC Certified, Phenol-free receipt tape.

Phenol-free receipt tape can deliver a safer shopping experience for retail customers and staff. Bunzl has also assisted in the successful switch from poly to paper bags in select markets to meet new environmental legislation requirements.

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Converted over

4.4M BAGS

from plastic to paper

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NEW STORE PROGRAM Avoiding Delays

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The largest retailer in the world opened stores

3 Weeks Early after implementation

The Task:

The largest retailer in the world relies on Bunzl to ensure that their store opening items are delivered on time and in-full so that they can meet their reopening timelines.

The Result:

Stores opening on time allowed Walmart to recognize remodel sales lifts earlier.

Teams who worked repeatedly in this streamlined workflow finished

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IN-HOUSE SOLUTIONS Reducing Capital Investment

To effectively execute their full packaging rebrand and omni-channel rollout, Boot Barn selected Bunzl’s in-house custom packaging solution, Keenpac. In order to retain flexibility and capacity as well as avoid potential supply chain issues, the program was produced both domestically and internationally.

The ability to access and leverage Bunzl’s capital for all of their production was a key benefit of the customized in-house solution.

In order to ensure success, Bunzl provided Boot Barn with a streamlined account team, design services, and logistics expertise to manage all of the details.

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$0.00

Customer capital invested before delivery to store

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Material Consolidation Labor and Facility Savings

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50% Reduction

In Customer’s Cost to Serve after significant savings and discounts

With over 1,500 doors, Five Below needs a reliable partner with a well-established warehouse and logistics network like Bunzl to handle their fixtures and supplies program.

Five Below was able to redeploy internal warehouse labor = Savings on revolving hiring costs, reduction in overtime and exorbitant temp labor costs.

Five Below was able to repurpose internal space = Savings on outside storage costs and more room to focus on merchandise for sale.

Dedicated space at Bunzl allowed Five Below to enjoy negotiating volume discounts = Saved them over 8% of COGS on key program items.

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Sourcing Services Delivering Sustainable Solutions

In 2023 Bunzl introduced Aqua Chempacs, a new chemical line that uses disposable ChemPacs instead of pre-filled bottles and containers. A ChemPac is a concentrated cleaning solution that is encapsulated in a water-dissolvable film and dissolved in water on-location at the store.

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Several ChemPacs product configurations have earned the coveted Green Seal Certification status for excellence in sustainability and production processes.

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Fill

Spray

90% estimated Reduction in landfill waste compared to traditional pre-filled containers

vs 6 bags of ChemPacs

1 pallet of conventional cleaner

600 quarts 6.3 pounds in weight 1,470 cubic inches of space

600 quarts 1,200 pounds in weight 96,000 cubic inches of space

Shipping only the cleaning concentrate saves an enormous amount of waste that would have been used on larger shipping boxes and packaging.

The product itself is also safe and sustainable and completely dissolves in water with no leftover waste.

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FREIGHT OPTIMIZATION Improving ESG

A national grocery chain utilized Bunzl’s expertise in freight optimization to provide a more sustainable outcome and a positive impact to their bottom line.

Using fewer trucks to supply new stores saved the customer an estimated

$55,000

Demand planning and smart consolidation eliminated paying

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in expedited freight costs

22% Fewer Miles driven by trucks y-o-y as a result of kitting and consolidation projects

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ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT Expense Savings

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2.5 Customer Office positions

were redeployed with core functions now being handled by Bunzl

• Leveraged customer’s existing

platforms to keep the entire PO communications between all parties accurate, timely, and secure.

• Tracking tool allowed customer

to full visibility of inventory, age, usage, and costs.

• Bunzl managed all aspects of the change

process with the supplier and provided revisions and reporting as needed.

• Allowed cutomer’s office team to be

more effective and efficient. Provided clear metrics for senior leadership.

• Provided reporting on open,

invoiced, backordered and off-cycle orders.

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REMODEL PROGRAMS Streamlined Execution

• Load plans and pallet categorization were utilized to

streamline unloading process and quicken set-up.

• Custom color wrapping provided clear instruction on

where items should go.

• Pallet summary and custom labeling kept materials

organized and unopened until needed.

• Improved management of inventory of

assets at Bunzl reduced lost/damaged items by $50,000

• Process issues eliminated including

electricians waiting on materials, repeat buying of needed items, and extra freight.

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18% Reduction in customer’s total spend

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SUPPLY DISTRIBUTION Spend Management

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Efficiency & Personalization: With Bunzl’s Spend Management Portal, an online catalog and ordering site is uniquely tailored to each customer ensuring that their stores have exactly what they need when they need it.

Transparency & Tracking: Bunzl’s portal provides reporting, transparency, and organization to a major cost center of our customers’ businesses.

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CONTACT US TODAY bunzlservices.com sales@bunzlservices.com