Peak Challenges for Fashion Logistics

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04.12.2024

Fashion retail faces both opportunities and challenges, with fluctuating demand and high customer expectations. TGW Logistics' advanced automation solutions—FlashPick, SmartPocket, and LivePick—help brands streamline supply chains, ensuring speed, accuracy, and adaptability. Stay stocked and stress-free with cutting-edge intralogistics designed for seamless operations.

Seasonal Fashion: Your Guide to Wardrobe Essentials

Changing seasons bring new fashion trends, with customers looking to refresh their wardrobes for various occasions. From statement pieces to everyday essentials, shoppers are always on the hunt for the perfect styles to match their needs.

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Fashion

Challenges of Peak Demand in Fashion Supply Chains

Demand Fluctuations: Fashion trends shift rapidly, and consumers’ desire for the latest items peaks at various moments troughout the year, creating spikes in demand that can overwhelm traditional supply chains.
Stockouts and Overstocks: Striking the right balance in stock levels is critical. Too much inventory can result in excess stock, while too little can lead to missed sales opportunities.
Omnichannel Complexity: With the growth of e-commerce, retailers must fulfill orders across multiple platforms—online, in-store, and through mobile apps—requiring synchronized operations to avoid bottlenecks.
Customer Expectations: Fast delivery times and accurate order fulfillment are non-negotiable. Any delays or errors can lead to customer dissatisfaction and damage brand loyalty.

Automation at the core

FlashPick

The perfect solution for mid to highperformance order-processing, full flexibility across channels, cube optimisation and class leading operators’ productivity and ergonomic. The best choice for centralized and decentralized Omnichannel DC’s.

SmartPocket

The benefits of AMR technology applied to Pocket Sorters! Your must have single units’ pocket sorter system for Ecom fulfilment centre, based on self-driven pockets and reduced sortation steps, ensuring faster processing time and easier scalability.

LivePick

The easy scalable and quickly implemented order fulfilment system, based on the combination of fixed storage and mobile robots for picking and packing. The perfect solution for low to mid performance orderprocessing. Designed for the most demanding flexibility: Omnichannel operations.

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Optimizing Intralogistics for Success

Intralogistics plays a crucial role in managing unpredictable demand fluctuations across seasons, where speed, accuracy, and adaptability are key to success. By integrating automated solutions, businesses can ensure their supply chains remain efficient and responsive, delivering exceptional service while staying ahead of the competition. With the right systems in place, companies can navigate demand surges smoothly while optimizing operations for long-term growth.

A Trusted Partner

While the case for leading-edge logistics technology is clear, it is imperative that companies are strategic about their approach. You must find the right balance and implement solutions tailored to your industry vertical and use case.

This is the reason why, on top of having a wide portfolio of solutions for Fashion, at TGW Logistics we support our customers with a group of industry experts who assist in understanding and selecting the appropriate automation technology. They work hand-in-hand with customers, analyzing and optimizing their supply chain operations and automation processes. Every solution is tailored specifically to address their unique business challenges, ensuring an ideal fit for their supply chain goals.

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