2K
Active SKUs
12K+
Stores
300+
Vendors
$4.5B
Revenue
56
DCs
50%
Increase in Sales
3%
Increase in Stock-outs During COVID
About Company
A101 is one of the world’s fastest-growing retailers, with 12K+ stores, $4.5B in revenue, 56 DCs, 300+ vendors and 2K+ active SKUs.
Goals
Detecting demand shifts early on at the SKU level to proactively manage supply chain disruptions
Minimizing manual work by implementing automated diagnostics and parameter updates to manage by exception
Challenges
Supply chain disruptions and uncertainty limited central planning resources during the pandemic
Changing COVID-19 measures caused shifts in open hours effected shopper behavior and demand patterns
Demand peaks for certain items increased the risk of stock-outs and brought the need to take proactive actions with suppliers
Benefits
50% Increase in sales
3% Increase in stock-outs during COVID
Solutions
“We established a diagnostic managerial dashboard. Solvoyo supported an agile response during COVID. From April to May, our sales were up more than 50%.Our out-of-stocks only increased 3%, and they were mainly related to supplier issues. There were no empty shelves.”
Erkan Ceritoglu, Managing Director, A101
Don’t take our word for it
With a network of 9800 stores, supply chain disruptions and uncertainty are normal for us, we keep opening hundreds of new stores and multiple DCs every year. With advanced analytics and automation, we planned for this level of complexity way ahead of our competitors.
Using demand-driven replenishment planning gave us the agility and scalability we needed in times of market disruptions. We replaced our manual methods with automated recommendations for 10,000 stores in different locations. Thanks to Solvoyo’s daily replenishment recommendations, we gained a competitive edge by reducing stock-outs and increasing availability.
Solvoyo is not just a great platform to support your replenishment process. It is also a great team to support you with insights and guidance on the road to improved efficiency. A true partnership.
