Maersk has begun managing PUMA’s North American distribution network, covering three highly automated warehouses with a combined footprint of approximately 2.3 million square feet. The facilities are located in California, Arizona and Indiana. They support orders for PUMA’s retail stores, wholesale customers and e-commerce operations. The agreement expands a long-standing partnership that already covers ocean and air freight, inland transportation, customs services, warehousing and fulfilment. Three automated distribution centres Maersk will operate the following facilities: Location Facility size Torrance, California Approximately 672,000 square feet Phoenix, Arizona Approximately 1.02 million square feet Whitestown, Indiana Approximately 636,000 square feet All three sites use AutoStore automated storage and retrieval technology. The system stores inventory within a compact grid and uses robots to transport goods to employees for picking and packing. This reduces manual handling and travel within the warehouse while improving space utilisation and order-processing speed. “Together with PUMA, we’re creating a more flexible and scalable fulfilment network that helps keep products moving quickly to stores and consumers,” said Dave Hune, North America Head of Maersk Contract Logistics. Torrance facility to support other brands From 2027, Maersk plans to make capacity at the Torrance facility available to other brands requiring automated order fulfilment near major air and ocean gateways. The site will become Maersk North America’s first AutoStore deployment supporting multi-client operations. It will be capable of handling approximately 20 million units annually. The model will allow Maersk to use available network capacity for additional customers while improving the utilisation of PUMA’s existing infrastructure. “At PUMA, delivering a seamless experience for our consumers and retail partners requires a supply chain that is agile, efficient and built for growth,” sai