The store has 72,144 locations, and is served by four twin-masted ASCW multistore automatic storage and retrieval (S/R) machines that are each capable of handling three tote boxes simultaneously. Any goods required to complete the day’s orders are retrieved whilst sortation of cross-docked goods is underway. The totes are transferred to one of the induct points and are inducted in exactly the same fashion as cross-docked goods. The crossbelt sorter can also accommodate larger products that do not fit into tote boxes. These are placed on a separate input conveyor before being sorted into one of 16 special output lanes. The goods are then retrieved by staff and placed into roll cages. As with goods in tote boxes, these cages are marshalled before being transferred to the despatch area.
