Pequeño Mundo to Unify Forecasting, Replenishment, and Price Optimization with RELEX 

Costa Rican retailer to automate and optimize forecasting, purchasing, and pricing decisions with the RELEX unified planning platform 

Pequeño Mundo, a leading Costa Rican retail chain, has selected RELEX to automate and unify its forecasting, replenishment, and price optimization processes. The AI-driven powered system will help the retailer improve forecasting accuracy, strengthen replenishment efficiency, and better support pricing and margin goals across its 22 stores and three distribution centers. 

Founded over 35 years ago, Pequeño Mundo is one of Costa Rica’s most recognized retail chains, known for its wide variety of grocery, household, and general merchandise products offered at competitive prices.  

By adopting RELEX, Pequeño Mundo will bring together forecasting, replenishment, and price optimization capabilities to work in concert, helping the company improve stock accuracy through smarter demand planning, reduce waste in fresh products, and balance competitiveness with margin protection through dynamic pricing.  

The retailer aims to increase automation to simplify routine planning and improve visibility across its operations. This approach will help teams make faster, more informed decisions, anticipate demand changes earlier, and collaborate more effectively with suppliers. With RELEX, Pequeño Mundo can dedicate more time to strategic pricing and product decisions while continuing to deliver the lowest prices in the market and protect healthy margins. 

“RELEX’s unified AI-based capabilities will be key to automating our operations and supporting our growth in Costa Rica,” said Guillermo Baltodano, Project Director at Pequeño Mundo. “With long lead times, frequent product introductions, and pressure to stay price competitive, we needed a solution that could manage this complexity while improving accuracy and efficiency. RELEX has proven to be the right fit to help us achieve that.” 

“AI-driven planning is redefining how retailers manage complexity and scale sustainably,” said Carlos Victoria, Senior Vice President at RELEX Solutions. “Working with Pequeño Mundo, we’re applying these capabilities to strengthen efficiency and growth across Costa Rica’s retail landscape.”