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How can retail consolidation improve supply chains?
Retail consolidation simplifies supply chain management. By combining orders from multiple locations or suppliers into single truckload deliveries, retail consolidation services can streamline inventory flows to help you to improve compliance across multiple retailers.
How retail consolidation programmes work
Retail consolidation is all about consistency and visibility
Supplier receives order, verifies stock, transmits order to consolidator.
Consolidator schedules pick up and delivery appointments.
Supplier completes order, carrier picks up according to a set transit schedule.
Order arrives and is verified at consolidator's dock.
Consolidator scans, picks and stages order with other like freight for outbound delivery.
Carrier picks up and completes transit for outbound delivery per agreed upon schedule.
What sets C.H. Robinson retail consolidation services apart
Unmatched Expertise
Adherence to retailer-specific rules and procedures starts with skilled experts who understand the details—consistent, standing appointments and on-time delivery requirements.
Unrivalled Scale
Choose C.H. Robinson for consistent, reliable service for all parties. Our global scale ensures effective co-ordination across multiple locations or suppliers and diverse retail requirements.
Tailored Solutions
Optimise your retail distribution with inbound programmes built specifically for more than 10 major retailers. We prioritise standard processes for improved compliance and on time, in full delivery.
Retail consolidation models
Single supplier serves multiple retailers
Cross-customer consolidation programmes can improve truck utilisation, delivery expectations and on-time compliance to retailers when delivering less than truckload (LTL) quantities.
Retail direct programme
By working directly with retailers on order-level solutions, C.H. Robinson leverages the combined power of multiple suppliers to streamline operations.
Fulfilment
Using strategically located retail consolidation centres, drop trailers and preferred appointments, we pick and fulfil case-level orders directly to retailers.
Top benefits of retail consolidation
- Minimise on time, in full (OTIF) compliance penalties
- Gain control over total landed costs
- Improve retailer/customer satisfaction
- Obtain consistent, optimised transportation
- Cut transportation expenses
- Reduce inventory carrying costs
- Minimise waste and carbon emissions
- Improve visibility to inventory—at rest and in motion
- Reduce touch points, damage and shortage
- Enhance warehouse and carrier controls