Kiabi, a popular French ready-to-wear clothing brand that offers affordable apparel for the whole family selected demand forecasting and integrated replenishment from RELEX to service all Kiabi stores and distribution centers across Europe as well as their e-commerce channel. Gael Barbet-Massin, Downstream Supply Planning Leader, and Luc De Rycke, Upstream Supply Planning Leader… Source ..read more

No matter what vertical, season, day of the week, or region, consumers go into stores for one simple reason: to purchase products. Their primary interest is whether the retailer can fulfill their needs at that specific location. In addition to an efficient supply chain and optimized shelves being essential for the business, you are at serious risk of lost sales and, worse, lost customers if the… Source ..read more

When maximizing profitability, what works in broader manufacturing doesn’t always fly in the poultry industry. An array of challenges complicate poultry manufacturing, from feed costs and disease management to matters of regulatory compliance and beyond. One prominent example is standard costing. Some industries can afford to make sales decisions based on gross profit figures derived from… Source ..read more

Pricing and promotions are universally acknowledged as critical levers for retail strategy success. However, many retailers try to manage them separately, leading to inefficiencies and missed opportunities. Unified pricing and promotion planning consolidates these functions, allowing retailers to streamline their processes, reduce errors, and ultimately achieve better results. Martin Tilbury… Source ..read more

Fresh food retailers: Which would you rather have spoil — your food or your customers’ sentiment? The clear answer is “neither.” But for many teams, fresh food inventory management too often feels like choosing between two equally undesirable outcomes. Keep availability too high, and spoilage occurs. Only order what’s needed when it’s needed, and stock-outs occur. Source ..read more

One of the toughest challenges in retail is grocery store inventory management. Optimizing a broad inventory that includes both fresh and short shelf-life products can be daunting, but the good news is that solutions with AI and machine learning technologies can help simplify it. Working with grocery store inventory management software, retailers can make inventory management easy while positively… Source ..read more

In this insightful report, we uncover the challenges faced by retailers and how leveraging AI can provide the ability to analyze vast amounts of data in real-time and build a comprehensive understanding of shopper preferences ..read more

Retail today is all about transformation. This is especially true in supply chain management, with ever-evolving customer behavior, the creation of new sales and fulfillment channels, and an endless string of disruptive events. Alex Jobin, Lead Solution Principal at RELEX, shares insights into why retailers need the right technology that can cut through the complexity and automate difficult… Source ..read more

Oy Transmeri Group Ab, a Finnish family enterprise, produces, imports, and markets popular consumer and cosmetics goods in Finland and the Baltic countries, including brands such as Chanel, Clinique, Weetabix, Roundup, and OFF!. Kimmo Koho, Director of IT and Sustainability, and Kirsi Virtanen, Senior Demand Planner and Development Manager, share insights into how their partnership with RELEX is… Source ..read more

Upstream and downstream factors make it difficult for a company to optimize their inventory management processes. Consumer behavior is ever-changing, and suppliers constantly deal with their own supply chain challenges. When demand changes in one direction and supply in another, retailers and wholesalers often face long lead times for the products they desperately need. Long lead times aren’… Source ..read more