What clients say about our distribution work

Feedback from retailers and e-commerce teams who rely on our regional warehousing and last-mile delivery across South Africa.

Retail chain

Order accuracy improved after switching to our WMS

We run three regional warehouses and struggled with stock visibility. Ara Distribution set up barcode scanning and cycle counts that cut our picking errors noticeably. Their team trained our staff on the floor, not just in a boardroom.

Rev. lesego Patel, Operations Manager at a Gauteng retail group
E-commerce brand

Consolidated deliveries reduced our courier costs

Our online store ships about 200 parcels a week. Ara Distribution grouped our orders into fewer routes and shortened delivery windows. Customers now get a reliable tracking update, and we spend less on last-mile couriers.

Judith Potgieter, Fulfilment Lead at a Cape Town e-commerce label
SME distributor

Cross-docking helped us move fast-moving stock quicker

We supply hardware stores across Mpumalanga and needed faster turnaround on pallets. Their cross-docking setup cut our handling time by a full day. The team also flagged slow-moving lines we had not noticed.

Sandile Solomons, Director at a regional hardware distributor
Food supplier

Temperature-controlled storage that actually holds

We store chilled goods and had temperature variance issues with a previous provider. Ara Distribution maintains consistent conditions and sends us daily logs. Our spoilage rate dropped to near zero in the first quarter.

Warehouse Supervisor at a KwaZulu-Natal food supplier

Client feedback from retail and e-commerce operations

What operators say about working with us

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Our Cape Town warehouse runs on the same stock counts we see in the system. Shrinkage dropped noticeably within the first two quarters of switching to Ara's inventory control.

Route planning for our e-commerce deliveries cut fuel spend by about a fifth. The consolidated delivery schedule means fewer vans on the road and more orders arriving on time.

Cross-docking at the Durban hub shortened our turnaround from receiving to dispatch by nearly a day. That matters when your customers expect next-day delivery.

The temperature-controlled storage handled our chilled goods without a single temperature breach during the summer peak. Their monitoring reports gave us full confidence.

Pick-and-pack accuracy improved after Ara introduced barcode scanning in our fulfilment flow. Returns from mis-picks are down to almost nothing now.

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