{"id":26817,"date":"2026-07-15T11:11:51","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T09:11:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/retail-optimiser.de\/chronodrive-optimises-fresh-replenishment-with-relex\/"},"modified":"2026-07-15T11:21:45","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T09:21:45","slug":"chronodrive-optimises-fresh-replenishment-with-relex","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/retail-optimiser.de\/en\/chronodrive-optimises-fresh-replenishment-with-relex\/","title":{"rendered":"Chronodrive optimises fresh replenishment with Relex"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"26817\" class=\"elementor elementor-26817 elementor-26807\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0dcb7a4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0dcb7a4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7dcace7\" data-id=\"7dcace7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00e630a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"00e630a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Chronodrive, a grocery e-commerce subsidiary of Auchan in France, has selected Relex Solutions to improve fresh category management and reduce fresh produce shrink across its standalone click&amp;collect locations.<\/p>\n<p>Grocery orders are prepared individually onsite using each pick-up location\u2019s warehouses. This presents major challenges due to demand variability, short shelf lives and tight replenishment windows. Users of this retail channel place an exceptionally high emphasis on both product freshness and real-time availability.<\/p>\n<p>Relex Store Operations was selected for its ability to automate ordering and inventory management across fresh categories. The platform generates SKU-level demand forecasts that take into account shelf life, seasonality and demand variability, helping balance freshness, availability and waste reduction.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Better forecasts, fresher produces<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs we rapidly scale up our home delivery offering, alongside our core click&amp;collect business, we need increasingly accurate forecasts to ensure the right stock levels, fresh product availability, and the service excellence our customers expect from us,\u201d points out Arnaud Boucher, M\u00e9tiers Director at Chronodrive.<\/p>\n<p>Since implementation, the retailer reported a double-digit fall in produce shrinkage while replenishment orders have become more closely aligned with customer demand. 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