With over 100 stores across Quebec, Sports Experts knows how to serve its active customer base. However, inventory management has often hindered the organization's performance. Indeed, as sports trends evolve, new products enter the market and seasons change, Sports Experts retailers found that many of its stores struggled to adjust effectively and stay ahead of demand.
Montel intervened by installing storage systems for the retailers in several stores, including Laval. Find out more in the video below:
What were Montel's mobile storage solutions for sporting goods?
Montel installed mobile storage in the main warehouse SmartSpace consisting of 5 mechanically-operated carts over 30 feet long, each with a SafeCrank handle at each end for effortless access, and safety push-buttons that keep aisles open when occupied.
Montel installed two mobile shelving units in the entrance to the warehouse, which is both a storage area and a workspace. SmartSpace with manual movement. With a length of 16 feet, these shelves maximize capacity without disrupting operations in adjacent offices.
The warehouses for soccer and skating equipment were also updated with the installation of two systems Quadral installed in front of existing fixed shelves.
How do our mobile storage solutions help retailers do more in less space?
If you've read our blog before, you'll know that we help businesses in a wide range of sectors, and that while lack of space is something everyone can relate to, each of our customers has unique reasons for optimizing their space. Sports Experts retailers are no exception, so here's how the extra storage available following the implementation of our mobile shelving has helped transform the way they operate.
Savings season after season
Have you ever wondered where skis go in spring? Where do bathing suits go in the fall? The answer is obvious: they go into storage. With each change of season, sporting goods retailers must rotate their items. A portion of what's on the floor goes into its respective storage space, and all the current season's equipment moves to where customers can buy it. Without an efficient rotation process and sufficient appropriate storage, warehouses can quickly become bogged down. And if you're simultaneously planning deliveries from off-site warehouses, you're guaranteed to lose operational efficiency.
So why not follow the example of Sports Experts and take full advantage of the space available on site? Thanks to its easily customizable design, SmartSpace mobile shelving can be adapted to the available space to optimize every cubic centimeter of space. Sports Experts now has the power to build solutions around its products, instead of relying on static, prefabricated shelving. Is there a better way to design a warehouse?
Efficient replenishment
Clothing and footwear are highly sought-after items in stores, and it's not uncommon for popular sizes to quickly disappear from the shelves. When customers ask store staff to check the inventory for sizes missing from the shelves, this often results in a lengthy search through poorly organized spaces, leading the customer to a competitor.
Better organization thanks to mobile shelving maximizes the chances of making the sale, because the sooner the customer has the product in hand, the better the shopping experience. What's more, with more 50% storage capacity than traditional shelving, retailers can order larger volumes of popular formats and keep them on site, making restocking less frequent and more efficient.
Efficient labelling
Before taking products to the store where customers can see, try and buy them, employees have to label them. At Sports Experts, labeling operations take place on-site in their warehouses. Due to the limitations of static shelving, similar products can be grouped together separately in the warehouse, turning the task of labeling into a real chore.
Once again, Montel products are changing the game with mobile storage. Mobile solutions optimize warehouse space without overloading it. Inventory managers can organize shoes, clothing and equipment in a functional way. Employees can label each product, one at a time, reducing the risk of errors.
Want to find out more about how mobile storage systems improve operations for sports equipment stores, sports teams and training centers? Contact us today!
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