Ensuring product availability with streamlined efficiency, the new SPAR Consolidation Centre saves suppliers across the UK time, travel and money, and complements an industry-leading service level from our Regional Distribution Companies.
A streamlined service
SPAR has been delivering goods across the length and breadth of the country for over 50 years and we now deliver in some of the most fuel-efficient and environmentally friendly vehicles available.
Vehicle journeys are planned well ahead to make sure we use our fleet of vehicles in the most efficient way and we offer multi temperature drops to many of our retailers.
PoS management systems
SPARPoS is a market-leading EPoS and business management system operating successfully in over 1,500 stores in the UK. The system is constantly being developed with retailers to ensure the best retail solution is available. Stock availability is key, and SPARPoS offers the following to address it: out of stock reports; suggested order calculations; delivery days specific; promotional forecasting; cover days and pre-ordering.
Product availability
SPAR has always sought to provide its retailers with industry-leading service levels. We are continually striving to drive down stock-holding in the system and to create efficiencies wherever possible.
Product availability remains an extremely important priority to shoppers, and as such SPAR continues its efforts to help our retailers keep pace with that essential requirement.
SPAR's Regional Distribution Companies continue to achieve a delivered service level of over 98%. This figure is testament to our drive to constantly improve our business in line with customers' needs and desires.
Distribution solution
A key development that continues to benefit retailers, consumers and suppliers UK-wide is our Consolidation Centre in Redditch.
In addition to cost savings, SPAR and our suppliers have enjoyed many benefits, including:
- improved availability of these suppliers’ products to our Regional Distribution Companies
- reduced stock-holding and congestion at the depots
- improved sales due to improved availability on the shelf
With our suppliers, Regional Distribution Companies and retailers all reaping the advantages of this streamlined system, we can be confident customers are seeing the benefits, too – the products they need on SPAR shelves at a good-value price.