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Cotton Traders acquires warehouse out of administration, saves 130 jobs

Published
May 3, 2019

Cotton Traders’ entire fulfilment operation has been brought-in house in deal that saved 130 jobs at the retailer’s warehouse in Nottingham.


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Cotton Traders announced Friday that it agreed to take over its warehouse operations in Nottingham to avoid disruption following the collapse of its fulfilment partner Promotional Logistics Limited (also known as Prolog) in November.

Altrincham-based Cotton Traders purchased all of the site’s contents and technical equipment from administrators and reached a long-term lease agreement with the landlord of the Sherwood Park warehouse.

To bring the operations into full alignment with its business, the retailer migrated IT systems and transferred 130 warehouse staff under TUPE regulations.

The transaction means that Cotton Traders, which has over 100 stores in the UK and an expanding international presence, will have full control over its fulfilment processes.

“We’re very pleased to have completed the transfer of our Sherwood Park facility into the Cotton Traders business. Since Prolog went into administration last November, we’ve been working closely with the administrators to ensure our business continues as normal without any adverse impact on customers,” said Caroline Allerton, supply chain & logistics director at Cotton Traders.

“The smooth transition is a great credit to the resilience and hard work of the warehouse team, and we’re delighted they have now become part of the Cotton Traders business. By controlling all of our warehousing and fulfillment in-house, we can ensure we have a strong platform for stability and growth in what remains a challenging retail environment. Having operational control of our own facility also enables us to pass on the service benefits to our customers.”

The move comes less than a year since buy-and-build acquisitions group CorpAcq acquired a majority stake in Cotton Traders from its founders. The business said it has enjoyed strong growth in recent years despite the adverse trading conditions seen on the UK high street.

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