Consumers want access to the latest products and to enjoy a discerning shopping experience – whether they are browsing online or in a store. This also includes the products they return. There is a growing customer demand for immediate service.
To meet the needs of today’s customer, warehouses and DCs need to change their intralogistics to an omni-channel approach. The emphasis is on real-time fulfilment and an integrated retail strategy for store delivery as well as have products delivered to the end customer.
At Vanderlande, we understand the complexities of running a successful omni-channel warehouse. As such, we have defined the next generation of scalable solutions – evolutions. They are designed to efficiently handle variable sizes of orders and returns, while providing the highest throughput in the market.
Vanderlande specialises in future proof solutions for general merchandise, fashion and food. Many of the world’s leading retailers, fashion companies and e-commerce companies already rely on its wealth of experience in this market.
Fulfilling thousands of orders and delivering a positive customer experience are vital. The combination of both online order as well as store deliveries must also be factored in.
More about General merchandiseIn today’s food retail market, consumers demand fresh, high-quality products, and excellent service. They expect their shopping experience to be stress-free with a high availability of products.
More about FoodThe dynamics of the fashion industry are changing significantly and the market is expanding faster than ever.
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In order to meet any customer’s demands in full, Vanderlande has defined the next generation of scalable solutions – evolutions. They will allow these challenges to be met through an integrated portfolio of innovative systems, intelligent software and life-cycle services.
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Continue readingOmni-channel is the single area that encompasses all the ways in which an order can be received and fulfilled. That makes a pocket system the optimal solution for warehouse companies operating in omni-channel. In this blog we explain why.
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