Ranpak Customer case Decathlon

1. The Paper Packaging Experts™
Decathlon
Decathlons products are available in 29 countries and
in more than 1060 shops. All over the world, they
share a strong and unique company culture, reinforced
by two values: vitality and responsibility.
At Decathlon, 70,000 employees strive
on a daily basis to make the pleasure
and benefits of sports accessible to all.
“The environmentally friendly
packaging paper of Ranpak
fits perfectly into our company
goals to use recyclable materials
and waste reduction”.
Significantly lower costs, ultimate flexibility
Susan Zimmermann,
Team leader e-commerce at Decathlon Schwetzingen
Cost reduction
Speed up the process
Perfect Protection

2. The online shop at Decathlon Schwetzingen started
in 2013 with 200-400 boxes per day. Nowadays in
peak periods more than 9.000 boxes are shipped
daily within Germany, the Netherlands and Austria.
Susan Zimmermann: “To keep up with this fast growth
we needed a flexible system, that guarantees a high
protection level during the transport of the products.
The previously used air bags didn’t fulfill these
demands. “
Next to this, the packers also struggled with the
non-flexible shape of the airbags, as fitting the right
amount of air bags in the boxes was often a problem.
Another important goal for our distribution center is to
reduce the cost of operation.
Ranpak offered FillPak solutions for void filling at the package stations. Susan: “With the FillPak TT/
TTC we were able to reduce the cost price with more than 20% compared to the previous air bag
solution”.
Also, PadPak solutions are used for bigger boxes in which vulnerable, expensive products are
protected. With the support of clear instructions and training of the packers, damage rates were
reduced to an absolute minimum.
Additionally, the packers preferred to work with paper as it is easy to handle and flexible. It perfectly
fits the environmental goals of this customer to use recyclable materials and maximize waste
reduction. Finally Susan claims: “The converters are very trustworthy and reliable. In the near future
we will also gain significantly in storage space.”
Our Solutions
The CUSTOMER NEEDS
Top: Heavy peaks in distribution
Below: Restriction of the unflexible airbags

3. In cooperation with our Distributor
Ranpak BV
T +31 88 255 11 11
E eu.info@ranpak.com
www.ranpakeurope.com
“To keep up with this fast growth we needed a flexible system, that
guarantees a high protection level during the transport of the products.
Both of these goals are met with the Ranpak systems”.
BUSINESS RESULTS
FillPak TTC at workstations Paper voidfill solutionPadPak LC for cushioning purpose
Susan Zimmermann,
Team leader e-commerce at Decathlon Schwetzingen: