Retailers don’t have to choose between profitability and customer satisfaction
To remain competitive, retailers must make all channels not just viable but profitable while offering high-quality services and features to support customer needs.
New supply chain technology enables retailers to reduce food waste
By investing in modern supply chain planning and optimization technology, grocery retailers can improve their profitability and their sustainability at the same time.
Customer voice: How ICA Sweden shares order forecasts with suppliers to improve collaboration, increase availability, and reduce waste
In this customer voice blog, Andreas Persson, Head of Replenishment at ICA Sweden, discusses the excellent results the company has achieved by sharing order forecasts with suppliers.
The rise of food waste legislation: Enforcing waste reduction and California’s SB 1383
Effective fresh management and data-driven food donation programs can help retailers prepare for new regulations and reduce food waste.
Retailers must centralize their data to thrive
It is more important than ever that retailers collect data from all channels and use it to manage the flow of goods through the supply chain to the point of customer interaction.
How AI can fight the food waste battle
By relying on AI and machine learning to create highly accurate forecasts, grocery retailers can successfully reduce food waste and spoilage.
Machine learning in CPG demand forecasting: Considering retailer data drives results
CPG companies need to leverage retailer data in demand planning and collaborate effectively with their retail partners to attain high forecast accuracy and meet demand.
Chain drug retailers can overcome silos with ‘one truth’
Multinational businesses must figure out a way to break down silos and give specialized teams the ability to make fast decisions that can benefit everyone.
How to disrupt the disrupter: Finding the chink in Amazon’s armor
Many companies have tried to compete with Amazon, but only one company has successfully challenged Amazon at its own game. Meet Shopify.
How quick commerce retailers can establish market dominance
Smart investments today will set quick commerce retailers up to weather the storm of competition and ensure they come out on top well into the future.
What’s the key to dark store profitability?
The smart use of dark stores helps make online channels profitable and respond to the increased consumer demand for speed and convenience in online shopping.
Fresh food replenishment key to improved profitability in grocery retail
The biggest difference in automating replenishment of fresh products in comparison to center-store products is the increased importance of planning accuracy.
Are retailers prepared to respond to increasing supply chain complexity?
By investing in updated technology, retailers can ensure accurate inventory management across all channels and avoid unexpected out-of-stocks.
Cracking the omnichannel code: How to unlock online retail profitability
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.
Retail forward: Turning “adapting to cope” into “adapting to win”
2020 required retailers to prioritize demand over profitability. To successfully move forward, retailers need to find a way back to efficiency and turn “coping” into “winning."
Specialty liquor retail: Managing the beers, wines, and spirits (BWS) category
The BWS category poses several challenges for retailers, including promotional planning, capacity management, and omnichannel replenishment, leading to poor results if not planned for carefully.
Living RELEX values: The customer is a friend
At RELEX, we strive to establish strong and personal relationships with each of our customers as we help them achieve success into the future.
Unified retail planning – Breaking out of retail’s functional silos
The biggest opportunity for increased operational efficiency in retail lies in building a unified planning process spanning retail’s core functions.
Grocery trends from the COVID era
The COVID era has seen interesting innovations from companies responding to a rapidly changing business environment. Here are four interesting trends for grocery retailers to follow in the coming years.
Customer voice: Weathering the pandemic and reducing food waste
In this Customer voice blog, Antti Kurhela, Supply Chain Manager at Wihuri, talks about how this foodservice operator was able to rapidly adjust to changing conditions while still reducing food waste in 2020.
How retail winners are optimizing their cost to serve
What were the most significant differences between those retailers who managed to “just survive” 2020 and those who adapted quickly enough to regain solid footing and even capitalize on new opportunities?
Why reliable forecast automation is key to omnichannel grocery success
Grocery retailers who are implementing an omnichannel strategy should use a transparent supply chain management solution that provides trustworthy, automated forecasts.
After a year that changed everything, what can retailers expect from 2021?
History has shown that with a little patience, retailers that take thoughtful risks can see positive results over the long term.
NRF 2021 chapter one recap – after a turbulent year, what’s next for retail?
NRF Chapter 1 offered lessons learned from 2020 as well as a look to the next 12 months ahead. Here are our highlights from the event!