Shoe Zone Ltd is the fastest growing footwear retailer in the UK and Ireland with sales exceeding £125m, equivalent to 17 million pairs of shoes. The company operates 24 HGVs out of a purpose built central depot in Leicester, to over 400 Shoe Zone and Olivers Timpson high street stores across the UK.
Fleetstar is one of the most comprehensive and technically advanced fleet management systems on the market. Combining advanced GPS tracking and GSM technologies, it can provide instant and accurate reports on vehicle movements both historically and in real time. Users of Fleetstar can optimise the control and management of their fleet, helping to improve efficiency and productivity, whilst delivering improved customer service and significant savings in fleet operating costs.
Among the fleet management systems currently on the market, Shoe Zone recognised clear advantages in the Fleetstar solution. The addition of its unique, high quality traffic information, available across all major routes throughout the UK, made Fleetstar the obvious choice. Fast, efficient deliveries to over 400 stores nationwide can be a challenge when faced with ever increasing levels of congestion. Delivering this information directly to the driver can also help to reduce driver stress levels.
Charles Smith, Retail Director of Shoe Zone Ltd commented With such tight schedules, features such as instant vehicle location can be invaluable when an unforeseen problem occurs. Rescheduling deliveries can now be done in a matter of minutes, enabling us to maintain the high levels of efficiency we pride ourselves on. The detailed management reports on vehicle mileage and drivers’ hours will undoubtedly help us to control and significantly reduce our operating costs. He added our drivers will also benefit from Fleetstar, avoiding lengthy delays due to breakdowns or traffic congestion, not to mention the added security the system can provide
Simon Rowland, Sales Director, Fleetstar, added Fleetstar is fast becoming the system of choice for fleet operators. Fleetstar is helping many companies like Shoe Zone deliver their responsibilities under Health and Safety regulations by providing the ability to track and instantly locate drivers in case of emergency or breakdown situations.
The addition of Shoe Zone to our customer portfolio demonstrates an increasing recognition of Fleetstar’s unique and technically advanced features. Our on-going programme of technical development will continue to secure our strong position in the fleet marketplace.
