We can contribute to your success
As you are aware, the retail industry is a highly competitive
business sector that welcomes measures that will enable companies
to increase long-term profitability and secure a better way of
doing business for customers, store personnel, and supply chain
participants all the way from production plants to goods on display
in a store.
Faulty doors cause problems
Sales in retail facilities suffer from the problems caused by
faulty doors. Customers may be prevented from entering a store and
the normal customer flow reduced. Delivery of goods could be
hampered causing blockages and delays at the rear of a store. And
stock-out situations might arise when in-store logistics are
hindered by defective internal doors choking the flow of goods from
storage areas to shelves.
Your total solutions provider
By working closely with you, Crawford can contribute to your
success in retail selling by providing total entrance solutions
that improve in-store logistics. We help you make the right
decisions regarding purchasing doors and docking systems, offering
a wide range of high-performance entrance solutions, and providing
first-class maintenance, service and upgrading that minimize
costs.
Reaching your internal logistics goals
The ability of Crawford to help satisfy your in-store logistics
needs starts with you. The type of retail store you run, the volume
and range of goods - whether perishable or dry goods - the size of
your facility and docking requirements for incoming goods, if any,
form the foundation for deciding which Crawford solution is the
best one for you.
By working closely together from the very beginning, we can
contribute to reaching your internal logistics goals through a
carefully selected offering of high-performance entrance
solutions.
From minimarkets to distribution centers
Crawford is familiar with the in-store logistics of different
retail facilities and the challenges they face. Typical market
outlets we are involved with are described below.
Minimarkets
These small retail shops provide customers with easy access to
mainly quality food products, often around the clock. As many
minimarkets have only one door at the back for product deliveries
and one door at the front of the shop, it is vital that these
function well at all times to ensure that a continuous flow of
goods and people is maintained to keep shelves and display units
well stocked and accessible to customers.
Super- and hypermarkets
Large retail stores typically offer a wide variety of meat,
frozen and perishable products, along with dry goods. Therefore it
is essential that entrance doors are in good condition to allow
quick and easy access of customers to the various products, and
that back and internal doors allow a free flow of goods to maintain
the cold chain and prevent stock-outs.
Consumer goods
Consumer goods retail outlets are similar to super- and
hypermarkets but primarily handle only dry goods and rarely frozen,
chilled or perishable products. As many products are of high value,
particularly electronic equipment and white goods, it is essential
that doors can be closed and even firmly locked as necessary to
prevent the theft of products from a store.
Distribution centers
These warehouses receive, handle and store large volumes of
diverse products that are delivered to various retail outlets after
receiving their orders. As such large buildings have many internal
and external industrial doors, as well as docking systems, a
comprehensive maintenance agreement covering all system makes is
imperative to maintaining high operational efficiency.
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