Retailer collaboration: How manufacturers can unlock its full potential
Retailer and supplier collaboration is critical for an optimized supply chain. Find out how suppliers can overcome collaborative challenges.
Realized potential: Turn accurate forecasting data into optimized decision-making
Accurate forecasting data is paramount to a retailer’s success — at least if it’s being used meaningfully. Think of the…
The function of gen AI and the future of work in supply chain
As systems like ChatGPT rattle established tech stacks and business processes, some are hailing “generative AI” as the magic pill that will cure all work-related ills. Others see it as a precedent to an insidious puppet master that will render humanity redundant.
Unlock retail success with strategic macro space planning
Macro space planning involves strategically allocating space within a retail store to various departments, categories, and products. This approach emphasizes the store's broader layout, aiming to create an optimal shopping environment that encourages customer flow and maximizes sales.
4 steps to elevate retail category management with floor plan analytics
Category space plays a defining role in shaping a retailer’s brand identity and setting their store apart from their rivals.
The fresh competitive edge: Why retailers have to win with fresh products
Competition in fresh products is intensifying, with more grocers and convenience retailers using the category to differentiate and draw customers.
Eliminating AI ambiguity: Distinct AI approaches to three top business concerns
There are two common misapprehensions about AI. The first is that AI is its own initiative, a separate investment that is superimposed onto all the other supply chain functions. The second is that all AI is created equal, and any engine will do.
The keys to building a store-specific retail planogram
Planograms have long been a go-to method for retailers to plan and execute their space strategies. They continue to be an essential aspect of space planning, but several pitfalls threaten retailers’ ability to build their shelves effectively and efficiently.
RELEX and sustainability: Cutting food waste and reducing carbon footprints
At RELEX, we are committed to reducing our own carbon footprint while supporting our customers with their sustainability efforts.
What is assortment planning? Navigating the complexities
Assortment planning is a game-changer for retailers when it comes to boosting sales and revenue. Retailers use assortment planning to ensure they stock up on the products that people really need and want, especially the hot items that fly off the shelves.
Streamline stock without selling out: Prevent these 5 inventory reduction mistakes
Inventory reduction is one of the most misunderstood and mismanaged strategies in inventory management. When executed correctly, though, running leaner can significantly cut costs while reducing stockouts and spoilage of fresh products.
The wholesale advantage: The power of automation in streamlining distribution
As the wholesale industry evolves, automation technology has become a necessity to maintain and expand a wholesaler’s market presence, ensuring they remain competitive.
Q&A: How to cure phantom inventory pains with predictive technology
Phantom inventory haunts retailers. The inability to trust when an inventory system claims products are on shelves or in stock is enough to frighten any profit-minded retailer. Scarier still: phantom inventory is so hard to detect that retailers may never be able to identify how much money the issue costs them in the long run.
4 ways to use AI to master DIY retail supply chain challenges
DIY retail can be extremely challenging–from low margins to the scale and complexity of the DIY assortment. Luckily, the right combination of technology and approach can help retailers address these challenges effectively.
Waste not: How grocery retailers transform fresh produce from margin-eater to high performer
Find out how RELEX helps grocery retailers manage fresh produce, avoiding waste, boosting sales, and guaranteeing freshness.
Discount dynamics: Mastering the art of promotional pricing
Explore promotional pricing strategies to boost business profitability in our complete guide.
Unified retail space optimization drives tangible value
Whereas store-specific planogramming can drive remarkable benefits like increased sales and availability and decreased waste, unified space planning builds on those benefits to deliver additional, more tangible value across the business.
How AI-optimized replenishment days cut costs and complexity in retail stores
Using AI to optimize main replenishment days enables more efficient goods handling and store operations in retail distribution.
Q&A: The future of wholesale supply chain collaboration
Perhaps no one stands to benefit more from collaboration than wholesalers, who serve as both customers and suppliers in their roles as supply chain intermediaries. So why do so many wholesalers struggle to collaborate effectively?
Inventory optimization: The key to improving your bottom line
Managing inventory levels that meet demand efficiently requires an honest assessment of existing roadblocks, clearly defined goals, and a carefully considered roadmap.
3 typical promotion challenges – and how to solve them
In this blog, our expert discusses three typical promotion challenges and provides some tips to help you avoid promotion pitfalls and avoid risking already tight margins.
Q&A: How capacity optimization pays dividends in retail operational efficiency
We spoke with Product Lead and resident RELEX F&R guru Stuart Douglas about how capacity challenges negatively impact retail companies — and how they can overcome them with the right planning solution.
5 ways to improve retail promotion strategy with planning technology
This blog discusses how having a promotional planning solution can help retailers maximize profit, effectively evaluate promotion campaigns, and reduce errors in the promotion planning process.
Why channel-specific wholesale forecasting is the future
Discover how channel forecasts improve wholesale forecasting accuracy to make for happier customers and better profit margins.