UK based nationwide pet retailer Jollyes has confirmed it has extended its logistics partnership with Wincanton for two years, lasting until 2024.
Since 2019, Wincanton has provided warehouse and distribution services to Jollyes stores across Great Britain and Northern Ireland, operating from its multi-user warehouse in Wigan, Greater Manchester.
The new transport and warehouse contract will see Wincanton store, pick, and deliver over 3m cases of products per year, replenishing all 70-plus Jollyes stores and fulfilling over 7,000 deliveries each year.
The operation is supported by the Wincanton warehouse management system (WMS) to deliver tailored inventory management, item tracking, and performance reporting.
The extended contract will help support Jollyes growth plans that will see it open 20 new stores from 2022 to 2023, alongside further acquisitions which have recently seen nationwide store locations grow to over 70 for the first time.
The new contract will also incorporate ‘backhauling’ agreements that will see Jollyes take responsibility for picking up products from six key suppliers on their return to Wigan, taking lorries off the road and reducing road miles.
Eight lorries sporting new Jollyes livery will hit the roads in May, 2022.
Source: Wincanton
