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.
Managing through disruptive times with data driven speed and adaptability
In this 2021 report, RSR shares how “retail winners”, who performed best in the last year, have addressed critical supply chain management challenges.
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.
Differentiating your business in the new retail supply chain battleground
In this webinar, RELEX experts share the data, analysis, and “tough love” recommendations from a survey-based report report we conducted with Retail Systems Research.
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?
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!
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.
5 retail trends we predict for 2021
Omnichannel efficiency, adaptable supply chains, AI... We predict the retail trends for 2021.
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.
2020: RELEX’s year in review
2020 is coming to an end, and our CEO Mikko takes a look back at the year's achievements, from new customers to first-ever Global Retail Summit.
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.
RELEX Live: Global retail summit – event recap and on-demand recordings
Retailers, analysts, and press from all over the world joined us as retail experts from RELEX and our customers led engaging sessions on the trends and best practices that are keeping retailers competitive.
Retail forward: Turning “adapting to cope” to “adapting to WIN!”
Our CEO Mikko discusses why retailers emerging from the pandemic must focus on a return to efficiency and profitability to be successful moving retail forward.
Breaking down functional silos
By now, everyone knows that “Silos” is the new bad word in business as it creates critical weaknesses. Find out how to break out from silos to empower greater transparency, collaboration, and information sharing.
Panel discussion: Key learnings and insights to move retail forward
From Covid learnings to inventory constraints – how do we adapt to win to move retail forward? Our panel of leading retailers discuss this and more!
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.
Study examines how grocery supply chains survived the first wave of COVID-19
A study finds two goals for companies to survive COVID-19: maintaining high availability, and preventing a bullwhip effect where an initial demand spike triggers too much ordering and production.
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.
Managing the shift to ecommerce
Our retail planning experts share insights and best practices on how to successfully manage the accelerated growth of online sales and set up adaptive ecommerce planning processes.
The retail impact: Lessons learned from the global health crisis
In this Industry Talk Webinar, our CEO Mikko Kärkkäinen shares market learnings on what we’ve observed and strategies on how to use that insight to better prepare for the future.
Are you ready for a return to in-store shopping?
While retailers may have temporarily shifted to focus on managing online sales, it’s time to get ready for the fresh opportunities that returning foot traffic will bring.
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.