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.
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.
Why do so many people working in retail find AI scary?
Incorporating AI into demand forecasting and inventory optimization can improve product availability, reduce waste, smooth the flow of goods and improve operational efficiency in distribution and in stores.
What will it take to get shoppers back into stores in 2021?
Traditional and multichannel retailers can prepare for the next shift in customer behavior by taking advantage of the post-holiday period to begin reestablishing the in-person shopping patterns lost in 2020.
The need for speed and adaptability calls for a retail nervous system
Rapid change has put retail adaptability to the test, from the shift to omnichannel to a technological arms race to external shocks like extreme weather events and the COVID-19 pandemic.
Grocers are primed to compete with Amazon’s free grocery delivery
Amazon is making inroads into the grocery space, and its significant investments and assets give the impression of being unbeatable. However, grocers have many advantages that they can leverage to successfully compete.
Introducing RELEX Live: Global retail summit
We’ve pulled together some of our favorite resources on the topics that presenters will engage with throughout the RELEX Live sessions on September 23.
The art and science of markdowns: Collaborative merchandising and inventory planning
Retailers can bridge the gaps between their supply chain and merchandising teams using shared forecasts to improve markdown performance.
The “new normal” requires sharper attention to supply chain analytics
Pharmacy retailers can take advantage of a unified tech solution to ensure they can meet the rapidly changing demand during the coronavirus crisis.
Introducing RELEX Labs
Welcome to RELEX Labs, our research engine at the core of our company working closely with our customers to develop the future of retail optimization.
Is the future of retailing going dark?
Dark stores are a cost-effective way to shorten delivery times on online orders and give retailers the ability to make more strategic inventory choices by location.
Webinar recap – managing the shift to ecommerce
In our June webinar, our retail advisors discussed what retailers can do now to manage the growing ecommerce side of their business and how to prepare for the future.
Webinar recap – make better use of your inventory and maximize your sales
Now that the new phase of COVID-19 is starting with stores reopening and customer demand sifting retailers need to start thinking their markdown strategies.
The long-term strategy: Transforming operations for sustained online growth
During the coronavirus crisis many businesses saw an increase in online ordering. This trend won't go away once the crisis has passed - people are discovering the convenience of online ordering.
Why markdown optimization Is essential to store reopening strategies
If your brick-and-mortar stores are currently closed due to coronavirus restrictions, markdown should be an integral part of your strategy to return to profitability.
Six improvement areas before the next supply chain crisis
The COVID-19 crisis has made clear that retailers, almost without exception, must make supply chain improvement an urgent priority going forward.