What Is Sort & Segregation?
Sort & segregation is the value-added warehousing work of taking mixed inventory apart and putting it back together the way your business actually needs it. Freight rarely arrives in the exact configuration it needs to leave — mixed SKUs land on the same pallet, receipts come in bulk but need to ship in customer-specific groupings, and returns come back needing inspection and reorganization before they can be resold. Our Memphis warehouse team handles that work so your inventory is ready for its next move.
Common Use Cases
Pallet breakdown into specific SKUs
Mixed pallets in, single-SKU pallets out — sorted, counted, and labeled so downstream distribution is clean.
Prep for specialized distribution
Break a bulk receipt into store-, region-, or customer-specific groupings before it ships onward.
Reconfiguration and relabeling
Rework existing inventory — new labels, new pallet configurations, or updated packaging — without shipping product off-site.
Returns prep
Sort returned inventory by condition or SKU so resalable product gets back into the flow quickly.
How Our Team Handles It
Every sort & segregation project starts with a conversation about what you have coming in and what you need going out. From there, we scope the work, agree on how the finished inventory should be organized and labeled, and put the right people and equipment on it. Our staff is experienced with palletized freight and general-merchandise handling — they're careful with your product, and they know how to keep counts accurate as inventory moves.
We handle one-time projects and ongoing recurring work. If you're not sure what the project should look like yet, tell us the outcome you need and we'll help design the sort plan around it.
Why Pair Sorting With Storage Under One Roof
Because our warehouse storage and sort & segregation services run in the same 300,000 sq ft Memphis facility, inventory doesn't have to leave the building to be reworked. That saves freight, shortens turn-times, keeps counts cleaner, and gives you a single point of contact for both the space your product sits in and the handling it needs while it's there.
The Memphis Distribution Advantage
Sort your inventory in Memphis and it's already staged in one of the best distribution positions in the country: 40% of the U.S. population is same-day by truck, 75% is within a two-day drive, and seven interstates plus five Class I railroads meet in the city. Once your product is sorted, it's ready to move — fast, in almost any direction.
Have a sort project in mind?
Tell us what needs to be sorted and how you'd like it organized — we'll scope the work and send a customized quote.