General merchandise and discount retailers
Optimized operations for general merchandise and discount retailers
Managing various assortments and accommodating shifting consumer buyer patterns can create complications throughout your planning processes. RELEX helps unify your plans and reduce waste to exceed your customers’ expectations – from omnichannel to brick-and-mortar.
Results from our general merchandise and discount clients
97%
increase in product availability
53%
decrease in out-of-stocks
85%
reduction in ordering time
Manage assortments for improved inventory availability and increased operational efficiency
RELEX helps enhance your core retail planning processes and supply chain capabilities with an AI-driven platform to drive sales and improve results.
Unbalanced and complex assortment planning
Different assortments, including slow movers, new product introductions, fresh foods, and seasonal products can have long lead times and fluctuating demand. These assortments introduce a high level of complexity throughout the end-to-end supply chain.
Organizational silos and misaligned operations
Misaligned merchandising, supply chain, and operations result in lost sales and diminished profits. HQ teams working in siloed environments with no collaboration between merchandising, operations, and supply teams creating increased costs.
Need for store-specific space and staff planning
Your merchandising strategy may not be aligned and using the latest supply chain data. This can lead to inconsistent customer experiences and inefficient staffing schedules.
Pressure on efficiency
Consumers expect a streamlined shopping experience, regardless of online or in-store, with low prices and fast delivery times, despite elevated transportation and labor costs.
Drive accuracy with unified planning and execution
RELEX helps general merchandise & discount retailers effectively manage their broad assortments, secure high availability levels for all product categories while gaining efficiency throughout their operations with unified, automated and efficient retail planning.
Impressive results from discount retailers like you
Case study: Europris
Norway’s largest discount variety retailer achieved over 17% cut in DC inventory in just 18 weeks.
Resources you might be interested in
We’ve accumulated a wealth of supply chain & retail expertise from our 1,500+ planning specialists.
AI-enabled planning ensures availability for all categories and channels
Omar Louzir, RELEX Lead Business Consultant, shares some of the ways that RELEX is helping these retailers leverage AI-enabled technology to build a better supply chain that drives efficiency, reduces costs, and improves customer service and margins.
eBook: Optimize your planning process for ease and accuracy
Discount and general merchandise retailers face unique challenges that manual planning processes can’t address. The vast array of products carried by retailers in this sector requires a more sophisticated approach to support inventory efficiency and customer satisfaction.
Customer video: Family Dollar
In this video, Kim Ramsey, VP of Inventory Management for Family Dollar shares why they chose RELEX to integrate their forecasting and replenishment.
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