MOL starts consolidation service for Christopher & Banks

Christopher & Banks, a US-based women's specialty retailer, has selected Hong Kong-based MOL Consolidation Service (MCS) as its buyer's consolidator in Shenzhen, Shanghai and Hong Kong.  

Christopher & Banks is headquartered in Minneapolis, and has more than 800 stores in 46 states trading under the brand names Christopher & Banks and CJ Banks.

Factors influencing the decision to award the business to MCS included its Asia-wide service network and the comprehensive STARLINK cargo information service - an independent transport inventory control system developed by MOL and MCL that can search cargo at SKU levels throughout the logistics process, from order to final delivery, giving customers web access to real-time information.

MOL has provided buyer's consolidation service since 2003, transporting all the products purchased by European and US retailers and apparel companies from several suppliers in China and Southeast Asia, from ports in Asia.

STARLINK and other value-added services, such as product inspection and bar code reading, are available throughout those regions.