Case Study: Supporting a Well-Known High Street Store with Stock replenishment

Retail Stock Replenishment to high-street stores

At Route1 Group, we provide through-the-night deliveries to high street retailers, ensuring stores are fully stocked and ready for trading the following day. This approach minimises customer disruptions, keeps shelves filled, and helps stores maintain optimal stock levels without affecting daily operations.

Here’s how we work with high-street stores and why we’re looking for similar brands to partner with. Let Route1 Group support your retail operations with seamless, reliable logistics.

How it works – Logistics & Retail Stock Replenishment

  1. Delivery Scheduling & Coordination:
    • Planning: We schedule deliveries for non-operating hours, ensuring goods arrive promptly. Coordination with distribution centres and logistics providers is key to guaranteeing efficiency.
    • Route Optimisation: We use GPS tracking and route management systems to ensure the quickest, most efficient delivery routes, saving on fuel and time.
    • Load Management: Goods are carefully organised on delivery vehicles to facilitate swift unloading across multiple stores, all while meeting tight delivery windows.
    • Compliance with Local Regulations: Night-time deliveries adhere to local noise and traffic restrictions, ensuring minimal disruption to nearby residential areas.
  2. Handling & Unloading at Stores:
    • Store Access: Secure systems like key safes and coded locks ensure our delivery drivers have authorised access to closed stores.
    • Efficient Unloading: Deliveries are made quickly and quietly, making stock available for early trading.
    • Technology Integration: Larger stores may use conveyor belts or forklifts to streamline unloading, ensuring efficiency.
  3. Stock Organisation:
    • Backroom Storage: Stock is arranged efficiently, allowing staff to access it quickly throughout the day.
    • Floor-Ready Deliveries: Some deliveries arrive pre-prepared for immediate placement on the sales floor, saving time and reducing morning prep for store staff.
    • Stock Management Systems: Barcode scanning and RFID technology track inventory in real-time, ensuring accuracy from delivery to display.

See our Route1 Warehouse at Night

Route1 Group’s HQ in Northampton efficiently receives and reorganises stock at night for optimal route planning. The stock is quickly processed and isn’t left on the floor for long before a vehicle collects it for overnight store delivery and replenishment.

Key Responsibilities of Stakeholders

Logistics/Distribution Managers: Oversee route planning and vendor coordination and ensure timely, secure deliveries while tracking performance and compliance.

Store Managers: Prepare the store for night deliveries and ensure that morning checks verify the accuracy of delivered stock.

Delivery Drivers: Ensure punctual deliveries, follow security protocols, and place stock in designated areas while adhering to noise and safety regulations.

Stockroom/Receiving Staff: Verify and organise stock, ensuring it’s ready for restocking on the sales floor at the start of the day.

Security Teams/Systems: Monitor deliveries, ensuring safety and preventing theft or security breaches during night-time operations.

Benefits of Through-the-Night Deliveries for Retail Replenishment

  • Minimises Customer Disruption: Deliveries are completed while stores are closed, allowing uninterrupted customer service during trading hours.
  • Improves Efficiency: Stores start their day with replenished stock and organised stockrooms, enabling staff to focus on customer service and sales.
  • Cuts Traffic & Fuel Costs: Night-time deliveries face fewer traffic delays, reducing operational costs and making logistics smoother.
  • Keeps Popular Items in Stock: Retailers with fast-moving products can maintain stock levels by receiving regular, timely replenishment.

“Route1 Group are a pleasure to work with, consistently meeting and exceeding their SLAs. We have awarded them additional geographical coverage throughout our contract due to their delivery success, and they have become our go-to supplier for logistics support.”

This real-life case study shows how we operate with a well-known high-street retailer (NDA prevents us from naming them). However, if your brand values reliability, efficiency, and top-tier logistics support, we’d love to hear from you. Let Route1 Group help you maintain excellent retail operations with our tailored through-the-night delivery solutions. Reach out today!