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Independent grocery4-store regional footprint, Ontario

Multi-location grocery margin recovery

How independent grocery teams moved from reactive planning to a prioritized, explainable decision flow with Coodra.

Margin uplift

+2.9%

Stockout reduction

-21%

Planning hours saved per week

11h

Challenge

The operational bottleneck

Planners were over-ordering low-velocity SKUs while fast movers ran out on peak days, compressing margin and causing avoidable stockouts.

Intervention

The decisioning workflow

Coodra ranked daily reorder, hold, and markdown actions from POS sell-through, margin contribution, and stock depth signals. Store leads approved the top actions each morning.

Outcomes

Measurable impact in weeks

+2.9%Margin uplift
-21%Stockout reduction
11hPlanning hours saved per week
"Instead of debating spreadsheets, we review ranked actions and move quickly with confidence."
Operations lead, regional grocery retailer
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