{"id":77617,"date":"2026-01-28T05:16:50","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T05:16:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dralysstore.com\/blog\/?p=77617"},"modified":"2026-01-28T05:16:50","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T05:16:50","slug":"american-eagle-to-close-quiet-logistics-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dralysstore.com\/blog\/american-eagle-to-close-quiet-logistics-business\/","title":{"rendered":"American Eagle to close Quiet Logistics business"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech\">\n    <button class=\"text-to-speech__button button\"><br \/>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"text-to-speech__button__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.retaildive.com\/static\/img\/play.svg?500116090725\" alt=\"\"\/><br \/>\n        Listen to the article<br \/>\n        <span class=\"text-to-speech__button__audio-length\">2 min<\/span><br \/>\n    <\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech__controls\">\n        <audio controls=\"\" class=\"js-text-to-speech\" preload=\"none\"><source src=\"https:\/\/text-to-speech.divecdn.com\/newspost\/810521\/2026-01-27_15.14.10\/american-eagle-quiet-logistics-closing.wav\" type=\"audio\/mp3\"><\/source><\/audio><\/p>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech__controls__text\">\n            This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.retaildive.com\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">feedback<\/a>.\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>American Eagle Outfitters is shuttering its Quiet Logistics business, the retailer said in an email to sister publication Supply Chain Dive, marking an end to its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.supplychaindive.com\/news\/American-Eagle-lowers-delivery-times-after-Quiet-Logistics-acquisition\/620676\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;anti-Amazon&#8221; ambitions<\/a> for the 2021 acquisition.<\/p>\n<p>Quiet, which offers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quietlogistics.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fulfillment and delivery capabilities<\/a>, has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.supplychaindive.com\/news\/american-eagle-refocuses-quiet-platforms-impairment-charges\/709629\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">struggled to attract enough business<\/a> since American Eagle bought and combined it with delivery startup AirTerra, which the retailer also acquired in 2021. <a href=\"https:\/\/s26.q4cdn.com\/546305894\/files\/doc_financials\/2024\/q4\/e8806cdc-db12-45ec-8812-d5b6461ed252.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">As of last year<\/a>, Quiet primarily served as a regionalized fulfillment center network for American Eagle, with excess capacity servicing third-party customers.<\/p>\n<p>Services for Quiet&#8217;s third-party customers will discontinue over the next several months, according to American Eagle. The company did not provide information on how many people would be laid off as a result of the closure.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Quiet has valued its partnerships with its customers and will assist with their transition to new providers,&#8221; American Eagle said. &#8220;We appreciate the contributions of our associates, and we are committed to doing what we can to support them as well.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Quiet&#8217;s fulfillment centers in Boston and Dallas are expected to cease operations in the first half of 2026 as a result of the shutdown, per American Eagle. Its facility in La Palma, California, will close as previously planned as American Eagle prepares to open a distribution center in Phoenix. Quiet&#8217;s Atlanta fulfillment center will continue providing distribution services for American Eagle brands.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This strategic decision will enable [American Eagle] to prioritize growth and focus on its portfolio of leading lifestyle brands,&#8221; the retailer said.<\/p>\n<p>While Quiet struggled to grow third-party interest, the business&#8217; infrastructure had helped American Eagle improve its own supply chain performance. 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