Warehousing And Distribution During The Holiday Season

Xmas warehousing for overspill stock

As any major warehouse can tell you, the holiday seasons can play a huge role on how much you have to store and ship out. Many wise business owners begin stocking their warehouses with extra pallets, or even looking into renting extra space from a nearby warehouse during peak commerce seasons. If you are new to warehousing, or if you are new to dealing with product distribution, it’s important to prepare for the times ahead. Here are some tips and guidelines that you should take into consideration as December rapidly approaches.

• Figure out what is your peak season before it actually happens. Nine times out of ten, your company’s peak sales season is going to be common sense. For example, a consumer electronics company will likely have a surge of demand right before Christmas. On the other hand, pool toy companies probably get their most sales during the spring and summer months. Start planning your warehousing year accordingly.
• If you have been in business for more than a year, start estimating how much stock you will need in order to keep your customers happy through your peak season. Doing a little bit of math, and also a little bit of research, can save you a lot of money and a lot of stress. The worst thing that could happen during peak season is to sell out of all of your stock, or have too many low demand items to sell. Do your best to estimate what the big sellers would be, and you will do yourself a huge favor.
• Start browsing for warehousing overflow storage facilities near your main warehouse, if at all possible. The best thing that you can do for your company is to look at storage facilities near you that offer overflow warehousing at a low rate way before you actually need it. Cultivate a relationship with other warehouse facilities in your area, and you will be able to book them in advance with ease, and you might even get a good deal.
• Do make an effort to buy extra pallets and supplies for distribution before peak seasons come. It’s always better to be fully stocked and fully prepped than to have nasty surprises during the time when you need things to be the most functional.

Warehousing and distribution at peak seasons

The important thing to do when you are really getting ready to start warehousing before peak season is to ask all sorts of questions about how you are going to do everything that you need to do. How many pallets will you need to sort out things at your warehouse? How will you get your overflow to the right warehouse? How will you organize everything? The moment that you can answer all those questions is the moment that you can give your warehouse distribution worries a rest.