Allcargo group firm Gati on Wednesday said it is expecting an 18–20% increase in festive season demand, particularly in segments such as e-commerce and white goods, among others, this year. The company said it is geared up to cater to this anticipated surge with its enhanced warehousing and service delivery capabilities.
Gati has surface transhipment centers (STC) in Farukh Nagar (Haryana), Indore, Nagpur, and Guwahati in addition to a massive surface transhipment center and distribution warehouse in Bhiwandi in the Thane district of Maharashtra. During the holiday season, the organization will support SMEs in those areas in creating more geographically diversified markets, according to Gati Express and Supply Chain Pvt Ltd (GESCPL).
“We are fully prepared with our enhanced delivery capabilities to meet the festive demand surge and uptick in the order volume. We expect an 18–20% increase in festive demand this year,” said Rajesh Gowrinath, senior Vice President for sales at Gati Ltd.
The company said it is expecting a surge in the e-commerce domain as well as in the white goods, consumer durables, and FMCG segments during this period and added that it is equipped to handle 20% more cargo loads anytime during the year due to its continued capacity and efficiency enhancement measures.
“To facilitate festive volume-based e-commerce logistics fulfilment, we have increased our network capacity by 20–25% to accommodate the peak season load and build superior delivery efficiency,” he said.
Gati said it has established Express Distribution Centers across the nation that are outfitted with cutting-edge technologies and warehousing facilities as part of its ongoing efforts to increase delivery capacity. Gati Air offers pan-India movement of urgent and time-sensitive cargo with a fleet of over 2,500 vehicles, 32 air transhipment centers, and air operating centers at important commercial and industrial hubs. According to the statement, it provides direct delivery services to more than 5,400 pin codes and accessibility to 19,800 pin codes covering 735 districts out of 739 districts in India.
