As a leading UK wholesaler of over 7,000 products, Pound Wholesale has proudly supported well in excess of 15,000 businesses worldwide. Though our workforce is vast and our resources considerable, there are an array of logistical challenges when it comes to servicing such a range of customers.
From traditional pound shops and discount stores purchasing large quantities of items, to specialist enterprises, online traders, local governments & communities, sourcing huge quantities of singular products, Pound Wholesale faces an array of complexities to fulfil orders.
By leveraging multi-warehousing over several years, gradually improving internal mechanisms and processing, Pound Wholesale has significantly optimised its supply chain in order to maximise fulfilment and enhance customer satisfaction.
Strategically distributing inventory across multiple facilities, Pound Wholesale aims to continually maximise fulfilment, keeping shortages to a minimum, particularly amid a near constantly turbulent and challenging economic climate.
There are numerous channels and hubs which efficiently direct stock, from import to your business’ doorstep. This includes fulfilling directly from multi-warehousing or redirecting to our main consolidation point before shipping from our dispatch facilities.
While all the 7000+ product lines are available at the Blackburn warehouse, excess stock is strategically stored in multiple warehouses. This approach, which sometimes requires order consolidation at Blackburn warehouse, may result in slight shipping delays.
However, the benefits are significant—enhanced stock availability, enhanced forecasting, and the ability to scale inventory and expand our eCommerce product range. By minimising direct shipping costs from third-party providers, we ensure a cost-effective, efficient, and scalable operation delivering bonded stock that far outweighs any minor delays.
Improving Order Fulfilment with Enhanced Inventory Management
By utilising multi-warehousing fulfilment and investing in bespoke IT systems, Pound Wholesale optimises its stock capacity and management by accurately monitoring its stock levels at each facility based on current demands, preventing stockouts and excess inventory.
Using multiple locations across the UK enables Pound Wholesale to mitigate risks, from natural disasters and localised obstructions to supply chain disruptions and fluctuations to demand.
Scalability and Flexibility
Pound Wholesale adopt a dynamic approach to fulfilment, investing resources to understand UK product trends and pricing to accommodate increasing demands to prevent existing facilities from being overwhelmed. Our dedicated team can cope with seasonal demands such as Christmas and the Summer by adjusting inventory levels among its warehouses for maximum efficiency.
Improved Customer Service
A world-class, transparent customer service is a non-negotiable for Pound Wholesale, and by leveraging multiple warehouses with significant investment in IT automation, Pound Wholesale are able to fulfil and dispatch orders more quickly, which leads to higher satisfaction rates among all customer bases. With increased availability, our bigger, wider product ranges are available to UK businesses, keeping out-of-stock scenarios to a minimum.
Despite the investments and technology at our disposal, Pound Wholesale are not immune from stock availability issues, as it can be very difficult to sufficiently forecast consumer demands across all 7,000 products.
3PL (Third-Party Logistics) & 4PL (Fourth-Party Logistics)
The 3PL and 4PL partnerships we have established are integral components of Pound Wholesale’s ecosystem and supply chain, and both help to optimise our logistics operation, ensuring our customers get their product in the fastest possible time-period.
Streamlining our operations, reducing costs and ensuring the timely delivery of products, 3PLs offer specialised services such as transportation and warehouses, whereas 4PLs offer strategic oversight and seamless coordination across the entire supply chain. By adopting a collaborative, calibrated approach, Pound Wholesale deliver exceptional customer service, and maintain a competitive edge in the market, leading to reduced costs to our businesses.
Choose Pound Wholesale for Maximum Fulfilment
We don’t just talk about our great service, we aim to demonstrate it in every aspect and engagement we have with our customers. If your business requires large quantities of stock, or to discover more about our internal processes, feel free to get in touch!