As an international wholesaler, we provide a critical link between the consumer goods industry and the travel retail market. From a vast portfolio of high quality consumer goods, we directly supply tailor-made ranges to clients at airports, aboard aircraft and ships, and at border crossings.

Although there are many distributors, more and more shop operators are opting to do business with Gebr. Heinemann for one reason in particular: no other company can offer such a depth of retail know-how alongside its deliveries of goods. Architects, marketing experts and product range managers guide clients all the way, from initial shop plans and store openings to support communications during actual business operations and develop growth strategies for our partners.

As we put together individual retail assortments, we place a particular emphasis on solutions that are tailored to a client’s market-specific and regional requirements – regardless of whether we are dealing with a shop on the Czech border, a boutique on a cruise liner, sales aboard an African airline or a shop at Munich Airport.

For Gebr. Heinemann, distribution poses a massive logistical challenge: Thousands of articles must be permanently in stock and delivered to numerous international customers according to individual requirements, on a just-in-time basis every day.

The fact that we can rely on a smooth flow of products on this scale is down to our Logistics Centres: our facilities in Hamburg-Allermöhe and Erlensee near Frankfurt are amongst the most modern on the global travel retail market.

Such efficiency also impacts positively on warehousing costs for our customers: since we can supply any required quantity of goods at any time – from minimal quantities to large containers – they don’t need to be concerned with storing goods themselves.