Supermarket Perimeter - November 2023 - 60

Technology
INVENTORY
CATEGORY
and
management
By Andy Nelson
WITH FOOD COSTS STILL STUBBORNLY HIGH and labor shortages
a constant headache, more and more retailers are streamlining their
inventory and category management processes with cutting-edge
technologies.
Springdale, Ark.-based Harps's Food Stores will begin using Upshop's
AI-powered inventory and replenishment program, Magic, in early 2024.
The move comes at a time when Harp's is undergoing huge growth,
said David Ganoung, the retailer's senior vice president and chief
marketing officer.
Harp's has added more than 60 new stores in the past three years,
making efficient and accurate inventory management more important
than ever, Ganoung said.
" As a retailer, you always think you know what you're selling, when. But
using an AI solution to track movement gives a more accurate and more
timely order and allows management staff to focus on the customer
experience rather than putting so much time into ordering, " he said.
With order cutoff times getting earlier and earlier, and turnover a
perennial problem, finding a better solution has become even more
imperative, Ganoung said.
Magic will help Harp's keep fast-moving items in stock and make sure
that slower-moving items aren't being ordered to often.
" Maybe the manager thinks he has to order it (so the shelf looks full),
but maybe he's only selling one of them per month, " Ganoung said.
Old methods of doing things, he said, won't work in today's retail
environment.
" I'm a huge believer in the idea that if you're standing still, you're losing
ground. Magic will help us compete in a super-competitive market. "
Harp's goal is to have Magic up and running in a couple of stores on a
pilot basis by January or February, Ganoung said.
Harp's operates 147 stores in Arkansas, Oklahoma, Missouri and Kansas.
The retailer has also purchased stores in Louisiana and Mississippi.
Leveraging advanced analytics
Harp's isn't the only food company to recently announce a new
application of Upshop's Magic system.
To consolidate its ordering systems, maintain planogram integrity
and assist with merchandising reset planning in fresh produce and
other departments, Grand Rapids, Mich.-based distributor and retailer
SpartanNash is expanding its use of Magic.
Magic also will provide SpartanNash store associates with a realtime,
comprehensive view of the store's stock to maximize assortment
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Source
AI-powered
technologies are
making it easier for
grocery stores to have
exactly what they
need on shelves at
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