Retail grocery supply chain: How to manage demand, inventory, and freshness at scale
Discover how retailers can use advanced planning software, like RELEX, to optimize their grocery supply chain operations.
Fresh markdown software
Stop leaving fresh margins on the floor
Most retailers still manage markdowns manually, with only 13% using AI-powered waste-reduction tools. Discounts are applied too late, too deeply, and are completely disconnected from the replenishment decisions that drive the overstock.
RELEX brings AI-native intelligence directly to store teams, so the right discount reaches the right product at the right time, across produce, meat, seafood, bakery, and deli. Fresh Markdowns gives store teams an AI-native, mobile-friendly tool that prevents discounting too late, too deep, and in isolation from the rest of your retail operation.
Turn markdowns into markdown strategy
RELEX brings AI-native markdown intelligence directly to store teams, guiding front-line employees to apply the right discount to the right product at the right time, across fresh departments. Fresh Markdowns ensures every in-store decision automatically feeds back into future replenishment orders.
Key features
Built for the store floor
Fresh Markdowns gives store teams everything needed to execute smarter markdowns, from AI-driven recommendations and real-time data access to flexible workflows that connect every in-store decision.
Benefits
Built for the people who run fresh
From store floor to finance, give every stakeholder the tools to recover margin, reduce waste, and make smarter decisions that are connected across your entire operation.
Recover margin before it expires
Static discount rules and poor timing mean fresh categories consistently underperform their margin potential. RELEX applies AI-driven, expiration-aware markdowns earlier in the product life cycle, recovering value that would otherwise end up as shrink, providing centralized visibility across every department.
Connect every markdown to smarter future orders
When markdown decisions happen in isolation, replenishment plans are always working with incomplete information. Close the gap by feeding every in-store markdown back into the RELEX planning engine, so future orders account for actual sell-through, demand signals, and markdown activity, not just historical patterns.
Replace paper with performance
Paper-based processes slow teams down and make performance management inconsistent across stores. Replace manual workflows with a digital, guided experience to drive consistent execution, reduce time spent on markdowns, and provide store managers the data they need to act faster and smarter.
Standardize execution across every stor
Manual markdown processes create inconsistency, waste, and margin leakage at scale. Standardize execution across every store and department by connecting in-store decisions directly to replenishment planning, so operations improve end to end, not just at the shelf level.
Protect margins before they become losse
Spoilage and markdown losses directly erode fresh category margins. Manual processes make it nearly impossible to measure or improve performance at scale. Finance leaders can gain margin recovery with digital records, consistent execution across stores, and AI-driven discounting that recaptures value before it becomes waste.
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