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Merseyside-based independent grocery chain TJ Morris Ltd looked to SSI Schaefer when it wanted to increase storage capacity and maximise product pick efficiency whilst maintaining low labour overheads at its Gillmoss distribution centre.
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J Morris Ltd, trading as Home Bargains, is one of the UK’s leading and fastest growing, privately owned discount retailers with over 300 stores. With plans to expand this number to over 500 stores by 2018, the business shows no sign of slowing down. Established over 30 years ago by Tom Morris, opening his first store in Liverpool, Tom has grown the business organically to become one of the biggest privately owned companies in
the UK (The Sunday Times Top Track 250, 2009). Tom comes from a retailing family that has run shops for three generations and heads up the company along with three of his brothers.
Employing more than 7,000 people, it is widely regarded as one of the largest businesses in Merseyside and is the third largest independent grocer in the country according to The Grocer Magazine (March 2010).
Home Bargains carries a wide range of top quality, high street brands – from health and beauty products to household goods, food, toys and so much more. All at prices that other retailers struggle to match. The business is run on one key principle: to sell branded goods at the lowest prices possible. Working in partnership with supply chain consultant Total Logistics, the company intends to continue its rapid growth and has ambitious expansion plans. Consultants from the Total Logistics team developed an outline
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concept for the expansion of the distribution centre at the company's headquarters in Gillmoss, Liverpool, to facilitate this rapid expansion. With growing business comes growing demand for stock levels and quick turnaround for store replenishment – needing increased storage capacity, and maximum product pick efficiency whilst maintaining low labour overheads. TJ Morris in conjunction with Total Logistics, selected SSI Schaefer to deliver and exceed those expectations within its existing storage and distribution centre in Liverpool, Merseyside.
SSI Schaefer was chosen to provide TJ Morris with an optimum solution that would not only address the immediate operational efficiencies but also provide a flexible solution to accommodate future growth within the business.
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