Retail
In today’s competitive retail landscape, operational efficiency and accuracy is critical. Retailers face unique challenges in managing store replenishment, seasonal inventory variations, and the growing demand for omnichannel fulfillment capabilities.
Enhancing Fulfilment
Efficiency for Retail Operations.
Axiom GB specialises in providing advanced automation solutions that help streamline distribution centre operations, improve store replenishment accuracy, and enhance supply chain efficiency for retail organisations.
Our solutions are designed to address the specific challenges of traditional retail operations, providing scalable and reliable systems that support both centralised distribution and store-level fulfilment requirements.
Industry Challenges
- Store Replenishment Complexity: Managing inventory allocation across multiple store locations requires sophisticated sortation systems that can handle varying order sizes – from single units to multiple cases per SKU, ensuring accurate distribution to each retail location.
- Seasonal Demand Variations: Traditional seasonal replenishment models often result in overstocking slow-moving locations while understocking high-performing stores, requiring flexible systems that can adapt to real-time demand patterns.
- Multi-Channel Distribution: Modern retail requires the ability to fulfil orders from distribution centres, stores, or micro-fulfilment locations, necessitating integrated systems that can support ship-from-store, click-and-collect, and traditional wholesale operations.
- Case and Pallet Handling: Unlike e-commerce operations that primarily handle individual items, retail distribution centres must efficiently process larger volumes of cases and mixed pallets for store delivery, requiring robust conveyor and sortation systems designed for heavier loads.
- Labour Optimisation: With severe labour shortages affecting retail operations, automated solutions help maximise productivity while reducing dependency on manual processes in distribution and fulfilment operations.
Tailored Solutions For Retail
Sortation Systems
Axiom’s sortation systems, including Sliding Shoe Sorters and Pop-Up Roller Sorters, provide fast, accurate, and reliable sorting for high volumes of retail products. These systems are specifically designed to handle the diverse product mix and packaging formats common in retail distribution.
- Sliding Shoe Sorter: Axiom’s Sliding Shoe Sorter handles packages from 150x100x10mm to 1500x800x800mm (LxWxH) on the same system, making it ideal for retail operations that must sort everything from small healthcare products to large boxed goods for store delivery. This solution has proven effective for major retailers like JD Williams and ASDA, significantly increasing throughput while maintaining accuracy.
- Pop-Up Roller Sorter: For smaller, uniform products such as boxed healthcare supplements, media products, and small packages, the Pop-Up Roller Sorter offers high-speed sorting in a compact footprint with pitch centres as little as 500mm.
- Automatic Pusher Sorter: Perfect for lower volume lines or limited sortation positions, the Automatic Pusher Sorter provides a cost-effective entry point for retail operations requiring reliable divert capabilities for courier or regional distribution.
Conveyor Systems
Axiom’s Zero-Line Pressure (ZLP) Conveyors are engineered to transport goods efficiently without product damage, featuring controlled gaps between products and eliminating pressure and crushing – essential for protecting retail merchandise during processing.
- ZLP Conveyors: Our ZLP conveyors feature 24VDC Motorised Drive Rollers with high torque motors specified for high stop/start cycling rates, ideal for retail operations that require frequent product accumulation and release during peak processing periods.
- Belt Conveyor Systems: Designed for low maintenance and high reliability, Axiom belt conveyors efficiently handle totes, cartons, and individual packages throughout retail distribution centres.
Pick & Pack Order Systems
Axiom’s Pick & Pack Order Systems streamline retail fulfilment operations, supporting both traditional wholesale orders and direct-to-consumer shipments from distribution centres.
- Retail Replenishment Solutions: Our systems support multiple items for retail replenishment with in-line quality systems to ensure order completion, including tote license plate tracking and product scanning verification against customer orders.
- Store-Level Integration: The system WCS integrates seamlessly with retail WMS systems, allowing real-time order management, inventory tracking, and the ability to manage order flow across multiple distribution points.
Technical Advantages
- Scalability for Retail Growth: Axiom’s solutions scale with your business, whether processing hundreds of store orders daily or managing thousands of SKUs across multiple distribution centres.
- Multi-Format Handling: Our systems accommodate the unique requirements of retail distribution, from individual item picking for omnichannel orders to case and pallet assembly for store replenishment.
- Integrated Control Systems: Seamless integration with retail WMS and ERP systems provides real-time visibility across your distribution network, supporting complex allocation logic and store-specific requirements.
- Proven Retail Performance: Our solutions have delivered measurable results for major retailers, including 20% throughput improvements for JD Williams, doubled capacity for ASDA, and 80% efficiency gains for Lakeland.
Read More About Our Retail Solutions
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