US Foods CHEF’STORE taps RELEX forecast and replenishment, space planning, promotion planning solutions

RELEX Solutions has been selected by US Foods CHEF’STORE, a warehouse format retailer for wholesale food and restaurant supplies, to unify its forecast and replenishment, space planning, and promotion planning and optimisation solutions.

It will support CHEF’STORE’s more than 85 locations throughout the United States, with the aim of allowing the chain to achieve greater supply chain efficiency and improved customer experience through the use of AI driven, machine learning technology.

It will leverage RELEX to forecast demand and optimise replenishment, automate planograms to improve store layouts, and evaluate and optimise promotions.

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“We are pleased to be working with RELEX to advance our merchandising planning solutions needs,” says Irfan Badibanga, President at CHEF’STORE.

“RELEX has a comprehensive platform and deep expertise in retail making them an ideal choice for helping us drive additional operational efficiencies as we focus on providing restauranters, smaller foodservice operators, and price-conscious community members the products they need, when they need it.”

“It’s an honour to be supporting the more than 85 CHEF’STORE locations with AI driven forecast and replenishment, space planning, and promotion planning solutions,” says Keith Adams, Senior Vice President for North America at RELEX.

“We believe RELEX is the ideal solution for their operations as our unified platform enables CHEF’STORE to simplify supply chain and store planning management processes to ensure enhanced efficiencies and value.”