The new normal in ecommerce after COVID-19
Long-term implications of COVID-19 in ecommerce: Increased online sales, new partnerships and improved online fulfilment capabilities.
The short-term strategy: Managing an increase in your online orders
While a sudden growth in online sales presents an opportunity to recoup lost in-store sales, it also poses a significant operational and logistical challenge.
Strategies to address demand variation between essential and nonessential goods
RELEX’s best practices for managing demand for essential and nonessential items within a single environment during these unusual demand patterns.
Study highlights four grocery businesses improving retail sustainability
Fresh items attract customers, yet grocers lose over 1,5 percent of revenue to food waste. Waste reduction is not just about sustainability, but it also contributes to a healthier balance sheet.
Will endless aisles and better supply chain management negate Amazon’s edge?
After the 2019 holiday season, it's time to look what went right and what didn't, and take these learnings for the next season.
Study of American grocers uncovers opportunity in competitive market
RELEX and EnsembleIQ surveyed leading North American grocers to understand how they view today’s competitive grocery market.
Optimizing inventory management for online retail
Online retailers need to make smart, data-based decisions on what to stock and what not, to manage their large catalogues of items available.
AI needs to be more than just a bright, shiny object
Rather than shifting tasks to customers, AI is put to best use by automating repetitive tasks to free up retail personnel for higher-value and customer-centric work.
How to convince your CIO to embark on your retail planning project
We interviewed a few CIOs to see what they thought were the corner stones of new system implementations and wrote down the recurring themes concerning retail planning.
Recapture sales from digital players by improving out-of-stocks
Traditional retailers can recapture sales from digital players who have significantly lower service levels by ensuring great availability in stores.
Making the most of markdowns
Markdowns cost retailers billions, yet they are essential in the world of retail. To make most of it, retailers need to maximize margin and avoid excess stock.
Frictionless retail and the new grocery supply chain
Running a grocery business has changed fundamentally: The days of working on intuition have passed, and the days of data analytics and frictionless retail are here.
Pragmatic AI for better retail decisions
With AI hype going on, many forget that AI doesn't matter, but the results do. We now use pragmatic AI when describing how we use data for better decisions.
Overcome challenges in managing product assortment in drug stores
Years ago, a store may have stocked between 7,000 and 8,000 over-the-counter SKUs. Today, retailers have to account for and optimize anywhere between 15,000 and 20,000 SKUs.
Future-proof your technology strategy
Retailers are no longer interested in major system replacements. Instead, there's a trend toward implementing in parts rather than as a whole.
It’s time to rethink availability vs. waste in your grocery supply chain
Many assume that a focus on quality leads to a higher level of waste. It doesn't. In fact, waste and quality problems often share the same root cause.
It’s in grocers’ best interest to address food waste now
Does corporate responsibility end with the spreadsheet, or do grocers have a second set of responsibilities – to the customers and the earth providing the goods?
How to choose a supply chain planning system
Choosing a supply chain planning system isn’t easy. That's why we've listed some things to consider if you’re going to transform your supply chain planning.
Key themes in grocery retail – a recap of RELEX second grocery forum
Earlier in September, representatives from 15 of the biggest grocery retailers across Europe, gathered at RELEX's Grocery Forum to discuss the future of unified retail planning.
The importance of accurate forecasts in omnichannel grocery retail
Accurate forecasting is at the core of increased operational efficiency as it is key to accurately match resources, such as stock and personnel, with demand.
Study highlights opportunities for grocers to reduce food spoilage
We surveyed leading North American grocers and compiled the key results in a study titled 'Growing and Sustaining Competitive Advantage in Grocery Retail'.
Three high-impact areas and easy wins in grocery retail supply chains
A supply chain is always a work in progress. You can optimize it so it’s running as close to perfect as possible and then circumstances change.
Best practices in weather-based sales forecasting
Predicting weather is not easy and rapid changes in weather can cause consumers to suddenly shop or cease to shop for specific products, which can quickly become costly for a retailer.
Four ways the UK retail supply chain differs from the rest of Europe
The wide State of the Retail Supply Chain study conducted in 2017 by Martec International indicates that, in many areas, UK and Irish retailers are ahead of their European counterparts.