Home Bargains reduced sample shipping costs by 30–35% with weekly China consolidation

ITD Global replaced 60 buyers' fragmented sample shipments with one weekly consolidated air freight from China — guaranteed Tuesday delivery, single accountability, and significant annual savings.

Last updated 22 July 2026

30–35%

Annual cost reduction

vs individual express shipments

Tuesday

Guaranteed delivery day

every week, every buyer

200+

Factories consolidated

across 60 buyers

At a glance

Industry: Discount Retail
Market: China → UK
Service: Weekly parcel consolidation, air freight
Carriers: SF Express (China), Air Freight (UK)
Key Feature: Single weekly consolidated shipment

The stack behind this story

Shipping

International Import Freight

Carriers

SF Express

The Challenge

Home Bargains' buying team is 60 buyers sourcing from 200+ factories across China. Each buyer was managing sample shipments independently on a shared account number with no central oversight. Costs were spiralling. Visibility was non-existent. Samples arrived inconsistently — sometimes sitting uncollected for days or weeks. For a discount retailer with relentless product velocity, the lack of a structured international shipping solution was a real operational liability.

The Solution

ITD Global replaced the fragmented process with a single, structured weekly parcel consolidation service built around Home Bargains' buying cycle. ITD's China team collects samples via SF Express from any factory across China, Monday to Thursday, into ITD's warehouse — then consolidates into one weekly air freight shipment to the UK. One logistics partner. One process. One weekly delivery.

The Result

30 to 35% reduction in annual shipping costs by grouping individual express shipments into one weekly consolidated consignment. Guaranteed Tuesday delivery for every buyer, every week — replacing chaos with a predictable rhythm the team could plan around. Full visibility across all 60 buyers and 200 factories, and one accountable point of contact instead of hundreds of fragmented relationships.