Advanced Retail

Storage and order fulfilment

Advanced has prepared for the new world of the just-in-time supply chain by increasing its storage capacity to more than two million hanging garments and 200,000 cartons. We have EDI links with all the major retail chains that enable us to provide daily and weekly order fulfilment to around 2,000 stores and distribution centres in the UK.

Handling and processing to Supply chain performance

Advanced processes in excess of 50 million garments a year and our wide range of pre-retail services allows us to cater for the requirements of any customer. We have the capacity to steam press 6,000 garments per hour thanks to our three new Veit nine-chamber steam tunnels and we maintain the skilled staff and equipment needed for more complicated remedial work. Advanced ensures it has sufficient capacity to maintain its industry-leading service levels even during peak periods. In 2005, a total of 39 million garments were despatched, with the highest weekly throughput being 1.1 million. Advanced’s logistics division carried 24 million items, with 99 per cent of delivery booking times being achieved, while the accuracy of despatch counts was 99.95 per cent. Advanced encountered no service or audit issues during this period.