Stores
80
Units per store
121,000
A year
Twice
With 3,367 stores in Japan and over 5,000 stores worldwide, a discount retailer required the support of RGIS. The discount retailer prides themselves on the quality, variety, and uniqueness of their wide-ranging product line, which includes stationery, cosmetics and home goods.
THE CHALLENGE
The discount retailer needed a solution to more accurately manage the inventory levels against the expected product levels, so required RGIS to provide the following:
- National coverage to complete counts in all stores
- A total of 80 stores to be counted
- All items in store and in the back rooms needed to be counted
- Reporting required in a format that could be checked against shipments and sales
Sectors
Why RGIS?
Customers rely on RGIS for store inventories to manage inventory levels because our accurate, consistent counts provide reliable stock visibility, reduce discrepancies, and support better replenishment and operational decision-making.
Our Solutions
The discount retailer partnered with RGIS to complete the inventory accuracy project, and RGIS provided the following:
Scheduled a team of 12 experienced RGIS auditors per store, for four to five hours
All products were UPC (Universal Product Code) barcode scanned
Enabled a tablet for the customer to audit results
Results
The discount retailer found by outsourcing the inventory accuracy project to RGIS, the following results were achieved:
The average store count was 121,000 units
Completed the counts twice a year for each store to confirm accuracy of inventory held
Conclusion
The customer can now validate the product levels expected, based on recorded shipments and sales.
