Phase II of Londis chilled programme adds 400 new product lines
Print18 October 2012
Over 90% of retailers have reported widespread satisfaction with ADM Londis plc’s centralised chilled distribution facility which the group says has delivered average price savings of over 6% and increased margin to their businesses.
According to Londis, centralised chill has "considerably enhanced" its retailers’ ability to compete across the key chilled, deli, meats and cakes categories. The programme has been facilitated by the development of Londis’ bespoke web based ordering platform ISIS, which provides live information on product sales, stock levels and best sellers.
Suppliers to Londis have also welcomed centralised chill with the group reporting that turnover of participating suppliers has increased on average by 60% as a result of the nationwide distribution network now provided through Londis.
Building on this success, the group announced the roll out of phase II at its annual conference held in the Malton Hotel, Killarney, earlier this month.
The group states this new phase of its centralised chill offering will bring more market leading brands on line with a corresponding reduction in supplier deliveries on the shop floor, leading to even greater operational savings for retailers. With the addition of over 400 product lines as part of phase II, the chilled offering from Londis will grow to approximately 1,200 products.
Phase II will also result in the availability of Nisa Today’s chilled private-label range to the full Londis estate on a weekly basis. The Londis own-brand range has already more than doubled since the advent of centralised chill.
The Malton Hotel also played host to the Londis Retailing Excellence Awards this month. Keating’s Londis, Cobh, Co Cork, scooped the overall store of the year award as well as being named the supermarket store of the year winner. The convenience store of the year was named as Griffin’s Londis, Grafton Street, Dublin 2, while the foodmarket store of the year title went to Gillan’s Londis, Castleknock, Dublin 15.
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