With last year’s changes to export duties and the recent rise in interest rates, it’s making it more challenging than ever for e-tailers to make a profit. One way to manage these pressures is to make every cubic metre of your storage space count.
Storing, selling and dispatching goods to local and global consumers is frequently a numbers game that depends on high volumes and small profit margins. Competition from value sellers in markets like China and the Far East put added pressure on sellers to ensure that every stage of their e-tailing process, including their storage and dispatch facilities, are as efficient as possible.
From home-based businesses to large drop-shipping sellers, e-tailing has grown considerably over recent years. Thanks to the advancement of online selling portals, and people looking for new and novel ways to make money in a post-pandemic world, new opportunities have opened up for many businesses.
E-tailers need to have storage that makes products easy to access, creates an organised inventory system and maximises the available space. Choosing the right storage is key to operating in the most efficient manner. Nick Thompson, National Sales Manager at Whittan says: “At Whittan, we have worked with leading retailers across the UK helping them to meet the requirements and face the challenges common to this industry.
Our expertise will help you create the perfect storage solution that will maximise opportunities for your business. Of course, retail is a fast-moving sector and when designing your storage, we always make sure that we accommodate any potential growth, seasonal holding or expansion in product offer you may have in mind!”
Shelving and racking for every requirement
Whittan understands that no two e-tailers are the same and caters to a variety of storage and shelving requirements. For over 80 years we have been delivering innovative, scalable storage to meet a variety of needs to customers throughout the UK and Europe. Our solutions can help even the smallest of businesses to realise their biggest ambitions.
Looking for a solution that can grow with your business? Stormor is a light to medium-duty, versatile, modular system that can easily be adapted. With a variety of interchangeable frame types and shelves, this configurable solution can be designed in an open or closed-framed design to suit your business. Another great medium duty solution is Stockrax, a quick and easy to assembly boltless solution for hand-picked loads and garment hanging.
For a more heavy-duty solution that’s equally easy to assemble, Euro Shelving is available in a variety of sizes and depths from a few simple shelving bays to multi-tier structures. Euro Shelving offers a great choice for both traditional and online retailers, thanks to its customisable nature and full range of supporting accessories. Meanwhile, Longspan is ideal for unusually shaped, heavy and bulky items and is incredibly hard-wearing, making it a great investment for your business.
Looking for a more heavy-duty, bespoke solution? Our popular adjustable pallet racking is ideal in industries where the storage requirements can change as it can be easily configured and adapted to most warehouse locations. It is an extremely cost-effective solution that can perform efficiently for many decades when installed and used properly. To fully optimise your business, our crane racking allows for a completely automated environment, eliminating the risk of human error and increasing productivity significantly.
When it comes to e-tail, efficiency is crucial. Our push back racking and narrow aisle racking solutions are ideal for high-density storage and achieving high levels of cubic capacity. Narrow aisle racking reduces the width of aisles between lanes and is available in heights of up to 18m to allow for extra storage high up.
Got stock that needs to be hand loaded or picked? Our carton live storage made up of inclined trays of roller tracks set at different levels in the bays allow goods to roll down dedicated lanes from the loading area to the picking face. This significantly reduces picking times, minimises errors and is incredibly space-efficient.
Accessories to make your storage work for you
Whatever the nature of your e-tailing business, Whittan has a wide range of accessories to fully configure and future-proof your storage solution.
When it comes to order picking and small parts storage we have shelf bin fronts, pick bins or you can use shelf dividers to create storage compartments for loose items. Other additions include garment rails for clothes or lockable cupboard doors where additional security is required.
Your storage can be configured for future growth and expansion, to fully maximise all available space – crucial for optimising margins and reducing the time spent order picking.
Design Expertise
With full turnkey service and free, no-obligation surveys you can choose Whittan safe in the knowledge that you will get the very best service. Unsure where to start? We have a team of experts on hand ready to help. Get in touch with us today to optimise your business with your ideal storage solution.
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