How did Carrefour City Louveciennes cut the time spent processing short-dated products in half?
-50% time spent checking dates
Up to 95% of marked down products are sold
Ludovic Calain-Tatry runs his Carrefour City store in Louveciennes, in the Paris suburb of Yvelines. Located close to the train station, near other local shops, the 383sqm Carrefour City, is open from 7:00 am to 9:00 pm, making it a very convenient place for working people to shop during the week in Louveciennes.
To run a convenience store efficiently, you need to optimise: Ludovic Calain-Tatry therefore turned to Smartway to install an all-in-one solution that would not only minimise shrinkage but also make it faster to process short-dated products, while optimising his margin.
Optimise business processes to save time!
In convenience stores, everything must be optimised! The space, the shelves and also the time spent on tasks.
Before using Smartway, food waste processed by hand, requiring an average of 2 hours per day to identify which perishable products, out of the 7000 items, that were approaching their sell-by date according to the store’s freshness policy.
Short-dated products were often identified on the day before or the day of their sell-by date, and a 50% off markdown sticker was applied by hand. Plus, there was no specific area to display short date markdowns.
Far too much time was being spent on this task, and the store was unable to track how much food waste was being generated.
Our team of experts advised Ludovic Calain-Tatry about the Smartway solutions to help him reduce food waste: Smartdetection, Smartdecision, Smartdiscount. These three solutions cover all the processes for handling short-dated products.
Half of the time to process end-of-life products
Cut the time spent checking dates in half!
By installing Smartdetection, the GPS for short-dated products, the staff at Carrefour City Louveciennes have cut the time spent checking dates in half!
But how? Smartdetection tells you exactly where the almost expired products are located, so there’s no need to check the dates on all the products.
Another benefit is that it is so easy to use, according to the store manager.
With Smartdecision, the products to be removed from the shelves are scanned and the right number of labels is printed, with the best markdown rate. The whole process takes just a few seconds.
Smartway labels are legally compliant, tamper evident and secure.
The discount rate applied is decided via Dynamic Pricing, which utilises Artificial Intelligence technology to take into account multiple criteria, ensuring that the product will sell. Up to 95% of marked down products are sold.
The store cut the time spent checking dates in half
Short-dated products are now tracked
Up to 95% of marked down products are sold
“My main motivation? The time saved: we can check all the aisles in 45 minutes instead of 2 hours!”
Ludovic Calain-Tatry, Owner of Carrefour City Louveciennes
Reduce shrinkage through analytics
As soon as the Smartway solutions were installed, Ludovic Calain-Tatry was able to calculate and analyse his shrinkage to improve inventory and purchasing efficiency.
The tools also track the sales of the discounted products, providing data on improved margins.
With Smartway, Ludovic Calain-Tatry is committed to a zero waste policy, as part of a broader effort to reduce food waste in grocery stores.
This sustainable policy appeals to both customers and staff.
“When I started with Smartway, I figured I had everything to gain… and I was right! I saw improved operational efficiency within the first week!”
Ludovic Calain-Tatry, Owner of Carrefour City Louveciennes
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