Reinforcement of our drop shipment capabilities to better serve the end consumer. Start of our ambitious 2025 Digital plan. Transformation of the Smartoys stores and organization on consumer events. Our retail concepts expanding to Portugal and Romania.
2021 - 2023
EXPANSION GÉOGRAPHIQUE ET NUMÉRIQUE
Opening of CLD France European network, investment in drop shipment capabilities, launch of our Market Places operations
2020
ROBOTISATION AND EXPANSION
€ 2 million investment into the future: AutoStore – the automated warehouse robots. 1000 m² extra warehouse.
2018
SERVICE DEVELOPMENT: OUR MAIN CONCERN
Full rack-jobbing services. Tailor-made planogram optimization. EDI – VMI Integration / Early adopter of ESD (electronic software distribution)
2015
NEW HORIZONS
Opening of two new divisions: Personal healthcare and Household. We open new business opportunities with our partner Reckitt Benckiser. New logistics, retail, and reporting tools.
2014
FIESTA CUBE & DRAGONWAR
We started a new audio and consumer electronics range, the Fiesta Cube is an award-winning commercial success. Besides that, we expanded our collaboration with DragonWar and became the European Distributor.
2013
BOARD GAMES
We launched a new department to market and distribute board games in the Benelux territories. Our turnover blasted over 30 million euros.
2012
MOVING
We bought a new warehouse and office in Fernelmont, with 1500 square meters of storage facilities it will allow us to grow further in the coming years. We also became exclusive distributors for some renowned video game editors.
2010
GROWTH
Management is expanded with extra directors, we become the main supplier of the biggest specialized gameshop in French-speaking Belgium (Smartoys). We also broaden our customer base by welcoming some big retailers and by expanding to the north with the development of our Dutch-speaking activities.
2007
FOUNDATION
CLD is founded, our goal is to distribute video games (PC and consoles) to independent stores in Belgium and France.