Case study: Big Lots
RELEX provides integrated forecasting and replenishment for Big Lots 1,400+ stores, 5 distribution centers, and one ecommerce fulfillment center, and has simplified their complex processes with automation and adaptability.
With RELEX, home furnishing retailers can unify planning across their core retail processes—from forecasting and replenishment to planogramming and workforce optimization—reaping greater benefits with each step.
17%
increase in sales
6pp
increase in store availability
85%
reduction in ordering time
RELEX helps home décor and furnishing retailers address complex challenges like new product introductions, seasonality, slow movers, price changes, promotions, supplier restrictions, and strict delivery schedules.
Ensure omnichannel availability with “virtual ringfencing” that proactively reserves centrally held inventory for online demand. Improve the management of ramp-ups and ramp-downs across channels during challenging periods such as promotions, seasons, and assortment reviews.
Combine merchandisers’ expertise with data-driven optimization to automate localized, visually appealing planograms that meet your stores’ individual needs.
Proactively identify products for markdown and set timely, optimized discounts to maximize margins and reduce the risk of excess stock, whether managing promotions, at the end of a season or a product lifecycle.
Accurately forecast workload and automatically optimize shifts that account for employee contracts, skills, preferences, complex local legal requirements, and company-specific rules.
RELEX helps update and improve your core supply chain & retail planning processes with adaptable, scalable, and AI-driven unified solution.
Norway’s largest discount variety retailer achieved over 17% cut in DC inventory in just 18 weeks.
Finland’s market leader in the building and home improvement trade attained a high degree of automation quickly.
We’ve accumulated a wealth of supply chain & retail expertise from our 1,500+ planning specialists.
In this 12-minute video, Johan Hoover from Big Lots, explains how RELEX’s demand and supply planning has enabled them to become more efficient and adaptive in a highly turbulent retail market.
As we look back at 2020, the rapid evolution of omnichannel is at the top of everyone’s mind. Here we discuss how retailers can optimize their supply chain for online and offline success.
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We’re happy to discuss your business needs and share how our market-leading, unified platform can help you drive profitable growth across your sales and distribution channels. Discover why top industry analysts position RELEX as Leaders in the market.