A well-known luxury footwear and handbag retailer with a strong presence in the UK retail market and a growing B2C website approached The Supply Chain Consulting Group (SCCG) for support with a new warehouse facility, seeking to streamline operations and align its supply chain with an omnichannel approach.
The primary objective was to conduct a comprehensive review of the client’s warehousing requirements and develop a detailed plan for a modern warehouse. SCCG aimed to create an agreed planning base, specify warehouse space and building requirements, recommend layout and equipment, and propose efficient ways of working and resource models.
The existing warehouse was spread across multiple buildings and floors, which reduced productivity, limited capacity for growth and created inefficiencies in inventory management. Integrating the B2C operation into a single stock pool also required careful planning to ensure seamless fulfilment across all channels.
SCCG began with an operational review, visiting the existing site to assess current processes, layout, systems, equipment and resource allocation. This helped identify opportunities for improvement and shaped the direction for the warehouse design. Drawing on its expertise in warehouse design, SCCG identified appropriate storage and handling equipment, including mechanised solutions, and incorporated these into multiple warehouse layout design options. Detailed layout designs, equipment options and cost estimates were developed for each solution, weighing up productivity, capacity, ease of operation and cost implications to build a clear business case for moving to a new facility.
The project addressed the challenges of the client’s existing multi-site warehouse and gave the business a clear roadmap for its future facility. With SCCG’s warehouse design expertise and detailed options analysis, the client was able to make an informed decision on its next warehouse investment.
By combining a hands-on operational review with structured warehouse design and cost modelling, SCCG warehouse consultants helped this luxury retailer move from a fragmented, multi-site warehouse setup toward a single, fit-for-purpose facility built to support omnichannel growth. The project shows how the right warehouse design and capacity planning can turn a complex, multi-building operation into a scalable, single-site distribution centre.
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