Online shopping is big business in the UK. The IMRG Capgemini e-Retail Sales Index has reported that online sales in the UK totaled £91bn in 2013, a rise of 16% on the previous year. Now that figure’s set to rise by a further 17% this year to reach total online sales of £107bn. It’s very much due to the rise of consumers using tablets and mobile devices like Smartphones to make their purchases – a trend that was huge in 2013 and is set to become even more popular in 2014.

In fact, it’s predicted that the number of mobile devices being used in 2014 will outnumber the number of world population! With our increasingly fast-paced lifestyles, we can communicate with the click of a button and consumers are more and more used to having whatever they want or need delivered to them, almost instantly. It’s convenient, and it’s certainly a trend that will grow and grow. In fact, it’s also predicted that by 2018 the online food and grocery sector will be worth £8.1bn, an incredible 123.7% increase over five years.

This massive surge in online shopping means it’s vital to have the most up-to-date warehouse storage systems. Consumers expect their ordered goods to arrive fast and accurately, often by the next day. So the pressure is on e-tailers to pick, pack and despatch as quickly as possible. This means that automated warehouse storage will likely be critical to e-tail success, with warehouse storage solutions to match.

Are you ready to meet the ever-increasing needs and demands of your customers? Do you have the most effective warehouse racking and warehouse shelving systems in place? Are you maximising your warehouse space with creative racking and shelving systems that let you pack in more products but locate them quickly and easily? If you’re not ready to meet the inexorable rise of the online shopping trend, then it’s time to talk to us!

We can create the ideal warehouse racking and warehouse shelving systems to meet your business’ – and more crucially your customers’ – needs. After all, we’re industry leaders in warehouse racking and warehouse shelving systems, from the simple through to computer-controlled live location narrow and very narrow racking. We work to create warehouse racking and shelving systems with clients from all industries, whether we re-design your current system or start from a blank canvas.

The boom in online shopping won’t stop. So don’t let your warehouse racking and shelving storage systems let you down when your customers want their products, well, NOW!