Supply Update

Supply Update

Industry update with Howard Wilder

As we as start the summer peak I’m pleased to report that our orders and supplies are flowing more freely than they have since the start of the pandemic eighteen months ago. Indeed, has it really been that long? Everyone knows what a challenging time it’s been, but we can genuinely see light at what I’m sure we all hope is the end of the tunnel.

Here are some of the latest updates from our supply chain…

Deliveries on time

All of our daily orders are currently leaving the warehouse in time for a next day delivery.

Good stock levels

Stock levels are benefiting from our strategy to order early and invest in speedier deliveries to the UK. Our plain garment availability is currently 15% higher than this time last year – with a further 500,000 garments due in over the coming weeks. Some examples of current stock levels include:

Polos – 650,000 currently in stock Sweatshirts – 250,000 currently in stock Blazers – 150,000 currently in stock Shirts and Blouses – 125,000 currently in stock

But remember these will go quickly, so please continue order early whenever possible.

On track for Back to School

And we plan to stay well stocked throughout Back to School. Our teams have worked tirelessly to receive supplies earlier than ever before. There are still a lot of containers coming into our warehouse due to shipping issues, but our distribution centres are working flat out to turn these around as quickly as possible.

Lockdowns in China

Some customers will have experienced delays over the last couple of months as a result of recent Covid lockdowns in China. To reduce any further impact we’re airfreighting supplies back to the UK, meaning customers should receive the majority of their overseas orders by the middle of July.

Peak Summer Delivery Schedule

I’m pleased to confirm from Monday 1st August until Friday 9th September our daily cut off time for plain stock orders will move to 4.00pm (from 2.00pm), giving you more time to place your orders for next day delivery.

Thanks due…

And finally a word of thanks to our teams and our partners who have worked so tirelessly to make this possible. Supply chains across the world remain seriously challenged but by pulling together we have made real improvements this year and hope that our customers will appreciate the difference this makes.