French retailer Monoprix has chosen Relex Solutions to transform the planning and replenishment processes across its textile, home, and leisure categories. Monoprix will plan and order its grocery assortment unchanged with Symphony AI’s Gold solution. Symphony AI told The Retail Optimiser that its longstanding partnership with Monoprix remains solid.
The additional use of Relex forms part of a wider strategy to boost operational performance, profitability and sustainability throughout Monoprix’s network. The perimeter encompasses 400 Monoprix urban supermarkets and Monop’ convenience stores, alongside two distribution centres.
With over 30,000 product lines, Monoprix plans to use Relex’s solution to improve demand forecasting and automate replenishment processes, as well as take into account external factors such as weather conditions and events. The objective is to optimise the management of both core and seasonal assortments, thereby reducing waste and increasing inventory efficiency.
Roll-out will begin in the coming months
“This decision will enable us to refine our forecasts, enhance allocations, and improve margins, while ensuring stronger product availability in stores,” said Lilian Rosas, Deputy Managing Director at Monoprix. The roll-out, supported by Accenture’s strategic and operational expertise, will be initiated in the coming months.
Relex has also been used by Monoprix’s sister banners within Groupe Casino over the past years. These include Franprix’s urban supermarkets, the assortment of general merchandise e-commerce platform Cdiscount, as well as promotional items at the now defunct Casino supermarkets and Géant hypermarkets.
