“THRIVING URBAN CENTRES” Richard Fleming Logistics Director Sainsbury’s

Britain’s longest-standing major food retailer First store opened in Drury Lane, London in 1869 First “depot” opened in 1882 in Kentish Town, London 160,000 Colleagues 50,000 products 1,000 Tractor Units 2,000 Trailers 325 Rigid Vehicles 1.1 million store deliveries per year Delivering 1.2 billion cases per year 3.5 billion litres of fuel delivered to filling stations per year Sainsbury’s Overview

Supermarkets: 595 Convenience Stores: : First Convenience store in Hammersmith 2014: Convenience stores overtook Supermarkets November 2014: First Netto UK store opened in Leeds Grocery and Clothing online Sainsbury’s Store Estate

Customer Demands & Availability Economics & Efficient Use of Resources Cyclists & Vulnerable Road Users Commuters & Road Congestion “Thriving Urban Centres” - The Challenges Environment & Sustainability Residents’ Noise Concerns & EHO Action Legislation & Regulation Population & Business Growth Pollution (London missing EU Nitrous Oxide targets) Ultra Low Emission Zone in 2020 Sainsbury’s Corporate Social Responsibility Targets Restrictions - % of Convenience Stores: 20%: Planning Consents 30%: Residents Agreements & EHO Enforcement/action 25%: Unloading time constraints “Silent Approach” Driver Training Vehicle & equipment investment London Lorry Control Scheme Overnight & weekend route restrictions: Waltham Point Depot 42 stores affected 892,000 Kms extra per year Vs. weekday daytime routes London’s population growth: Adding a Birmingham-sized city to London’s population every decade

Sainsbury’s Stores in Greater London

Sainsbury’s Depot Network servicing Greater London

Suppliers Primary Hubs National Depots Regional Depot Consolidation of Supplier Volume General Merchandise Clothing Frozen Slow Ambient Produce Chill Ambient Frozen Entertainment

Additional (indirect) deliveries utilising multi- retailer solutions: Convenience: + bread + milk + cigarettes & alcohol + newspapers + waste collections Supermarkets: + all of the above + fuel deliveries Sainsbury’s Store Deliveries in Greater London

Sainsbury’s Transport Strategy: “Fewer, fuller vehicles” Reduce mileage Reduce environmental impact Less interaction with other road users Less vehicle movements Less accidents Less damage to the road network “All modes, not just roads” Addressing the Challenges

Environmental Initiatives Euro 5 & 6 engines Dual Fuel Vehicles Double Deck Trailers CO 2 Refrigerated Trailers Driver Training

Vulnerable Road Users 360 o cameras Ultrasonic front and rear proximity sensors Alerts for pedestrians and cyclists Illuminated side and rear guards LED burst lights to illuminate surroundings Low noise floor Streamlined to save fuel

“All modes, not just roads” Trials undertaken into: Store deliveries by barge along the Thames Rail into Euston, local delivery on electric vehicles

We’ve worked hard, but the challenges will increase Society: Population Growth, Congestion Government: Cycle Super Highways; Ultra Low Emission Zones Business: Convenience Growth

London Olympics 2012 showed it can be done Reduce Re-route Re-time Revise

We work better together “Re-timing Deliveries” Consortium formed Sustaining THRIVING URBAN CENTRES requires partnership: Government – National and Regional Boroughs/Councils – EHOs, Planning, Highways, Enforcement Transport for London or equivalent Retailers and businesses requiring deliveries Residents Trade Associations Logistics Providers London Lorry Control Scheme or equivalent

Re-timing Deliveries Requires compromise from ALL stakeholders We need to work together to find the ultimate answers

Thriving Urban Centres require: Safer roads Less congestion Less pollution Sustainability Appropriate legislation