Making Stock Handling Faster In Retail
With high stock turnover common across most of the retail sector, making the stock handling from goods-in and stocking shelves to order picking and packaging more efficient is key.
FlowTube is used in many solutions available to the retail sector that will help move stock quicker throughout the warehouse and distribution processes.
Make Stock Available Quicker With Flow Racks
Flow racks built with FlowTube offer multiple benefits to the complex logistics of retail. Fast and moderate moving items need to
be booked in and made available to sell as fast as possible. Flow racks create many opportunities for efficiency optimisation.

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Benefits:
- FlowTube allows custom-designed flow racks to handle
complete cartons or individual products
- Create systems multiple racks deep for fast-moving
goods – load from the back as current stock
automatically flows to the picking side
- FlowTube based systems can be modified to handle
different size packages as a mix of fast-moving products
changes
- Fixed flow racks can be installed for moderate moving
products with more tiers for increased storage capacity
- The modular approach of FlowTube provides a range of
accessories that can be added or removed as solution
requirements change
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Storing Large Items And Slow-Moving Goods
Fixed, larger flow racks can be built with FlowTube steel to support larger, heavier items and slower-moving goods.
Benefits:
- FlowTube Steel is ideal for larger, heavier items
- Create bespoke storage for odd-shaped products
- Colour code steel tubes to clearly identify the type of
storage and goods
- Witness marks allow your storage solutions to be
inspected without unloading racking
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Order Picking With Fewer Errors
Order picking and moving orders quickly to packaging are essential to ensure the correct products are shipped to meet requested delivery dates.

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Benefits:
- Custom trolleys/carts can be built to meet your product
type and various order sizes
- Pick-to-light can be implemented with FlowTube to
improve picking accuracy and minimise costly errors
- Add multiple totes in trolleys/carts for picking multiple
orders
- Add a custom scanner and monitor holders for more
ergonomic solutions
- Trolleys/carts can be AGV compatible for automated
transfer to packing stations
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Custom Packing Stations
Not all retailers are the same, so it makes sense to create custom packing stations to suit the package dimensions and packing materials used in your processes. FlowTube's tube and bracket system allows you to customise your designs to meet your requirements.
Benefits:
- Ergonomic designs keep frequently used materials close
to the operator
- Shelf storage keeps packing area clear
- The screen can be mounted and height adjusted to suit
each user
- FlowTube packing station can be integrated with
conveyor to optimise workflow further
- Increase efficiency, reduce wastage and increase
productivity throughout the packing process
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