Sarkany boosts shoe-picking productivity by 34.6%

Sarkany: A leading footwear retailer in Argentina

Sarkany is a top Argentine footwear company with international brand recognition. It designs, manufactures, and sells men’s and women’s shoes as well as clothing, accessories, and fragrances. With a global presence through its online shop, it collaborates with top designers to strengthen its position in the luxury market. Founded in 1985, it has more than 60 exclusive shops across South America.

Sarkany has integrated Mecalux’s Easy WMS warehouse management system in its Buenos Aires logistics centre to optimise the supply of its three sales channels: retail, e-commerce, and wholesale.

“We were looking for a flexible and scalable software solution that would enable us to oversee our three sales channels efficiently from a single platform. We wanted to gain full control over the 83,500 SKUs stored and elevate the level of service we provide to our customers in Argentina, Uruguay, Chile and Miami,” says Matías Livoti, Operations Manager at Sarkany.

Digitalisation has optimised several areas of Sarkany’s logistics processes, particularly inventory control, where recorded discrepancies have decreased by 50%. “Before implementing Easy WMS, our logistics operations lacked inventory traceability and visibility. We’d been running everything with the company’s ERP software, which had its limitations for such a critical area,” says Livoti.

The fashion brand has also seen significant advancements in order processing. It can now ship 3,500 products a day, a 34.6% increase compared to before. “Picking is faster and more organised, and we have full control over the order flow across all our sales channels. This has optimised our operations and improved customer service,” says Livoti.

Streamlined omnichannel logistics operations

Most of Sarkany’s physical shops are in the province of Buenos Aires, but its wholesale customers are located throughout the rest of the country. This model requires efficient, well-organised logistics processes that meet the needs of all its channels, including e-commerce.

Easy WMS manages all of Sarkany’s logistics operations, from order receipt to shipment. “As a fashion company, we operate in seasonal sales cycles, which means a high daily turnover of suppliers. With the help of Easy WMS, we handle goods receipt, perform cross-docking, store products in the picking area and process orders without issues. Then, the warehouse pickers fill orders, and the packaging and loading team completes the process,” says Livoti.

Mecalux’s Easy WMS also supervises the locations of the 83,500 stored SKUs. Livoti says: “Our warehouse is organised by product categories. Footwear is stored on the ground floor, while clothing, bags, premium accessories and outlet stock are kept on the first. On the upper levels of the racking, we house pallets with footwear to replenish the picking area.”

Regarding the 3,500 items fulfilled and shipped daily, Livoti says: “We receive picking orders through the connection between our ERP and order management system. The average number of lines per order varies depending on the sales channel. For online orders, it’s 1.4, while retail and wholesale channels average 18.7 lines.”

Technology at the service of customer satisfaction

“Easy WMS has given us complete inventory visibility, better organisation of outbound orders and greater flexibility to manage goods across the different sales channels. It’s optimised our operations considerably,” says Livoti.

Thanks to Mecalux’s software, Sarkany’s warehouse can now easily adapt to market demand and continue offering high-quality service to customers purchasing its footwear.

Picking is faster and more organised, and we have full control over the order flow across all our sales channels.