Paxon has launched a fully automated e-commerce fulfillment hub near Lyon for JDE Peet’s L’Or and Tassimo brands—the first large-scale collaboration between Active Ants and Staci under the Bnode group. Completed in under eight months, the Pusignan facility (near Saint-Étienne) went live on 1 February 2026. It features automated picking, packing, conveyors, smart racking, upgraded power infrastructure, and AI-driven right-sized packaging. The hub handles several hundred thousand annual e-commerce orders, peaking at over 3,000 orders per day, and doubled its workforce from ~20 to 50 employees. The project extends Active Ants’ prior work with JDE Peet’s in the UK, Belgium, and Netherlands into France, leveraging Staci’s local logistics network and Active Ants’ fulfillment tech.
Paxon has completed the transformation of a logistics site near Lyon into a fully automated e-commerce fulfillment hub for JDE Peet’s coffee brands, including L’Or and Tassimo, marking the first large-scale collaboration between Active Ants and Staci under the Bnode group.
Eight-Month Deployment and Integrated Capabilities
Delivered in less than eight months, the project combines Active Ants’ automated e-commerce fulfillment expertise with Staci’s established logistics network in France, creating an integrated solution designed to support growing online retail demand.
Facility Location and Technical Upgrades
The facility in Pusignan, located close to JDE Peet’s production site in Saint-Étienne, officially went live on 1 February 2026 following a major site overhaul. The transformation included the installation of automated picking and packing equipment, conveyor systems, new racking, upgraded electrical infrastructure and Active Ants’ fulfillment technology.
Sustainable Packaging and Operational Scale
The site also features automated packaging technology that prints customised boxes and right-sizes packaging to reduce waste.
Today, the platform processes several hundred thousand e-commerce orders annually, with peak volumes exceeding 3,000 orders per day. The launch has also doubled the site’s workforce, increasing headcount from around 20 to 50 employees.
Expansion of Existing Partnership
The project builds on Active Ants’ existing relationship with JDE Peet’s in Belgium, the Netherlands and the UK, extending the partnership into France.
This project demonstrates that we can rapidly deploy a high-performance automated e-commerce model by combining Active Ants’ fulfillment expertise with Staci’s omnichannel logistics flexibility. It also reflects what Paxon stands for: complementary strengths brought together under one name to offer customers an integrated, flexible and scalable logistics solution that supports their business.
— Rainer Kiefer, CEO 3PL Europe & Staci Americas
We were already supporting JDE Peet’s across several European markets. This new operation in France allows us to extend this collaboration into a strategic market, with a solution tailored to the requirements of both e-commerce and the local supply chain
— Jean-François Pagnoux, CEO of Staci France
Active Ants and Staci, alongside Radial and Base Logistics, will soon operate under the Paxon brand, further strengthening Bnode’s global logistics offering.
Source: logisticsbusiness.com
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