Supermarkets

Improving On-Shelf Availability for a Saudi Supermarket Chain

Saudi Supermarket Chain · Saudi Arabia

+6.4%
Availability Improvement
-11%
Slow-Mover Stock Reduction
24
Branches Covered

The Challenge

A multi-branch supermarket chain was losing sales to chronic out-of-stocks on fast-moving categories despite carrying high overall inventory value.

Our Approach

We combined a store operations review with the Inventory Optimizer application to set data-driven safety stock and coverage targets by category and location.

Implementation

A phased rollout began with the top 20 percent of SKUs by sales value, then extended to the full assortment over ten weeks with weekly exception reviews.

Results

On-shelf availability improved measurably on fast-moving categories while total inventory value was held flat, freeing working capital previously trapped in slow movers.