Building Better Lives at Gedimat
Customer Company Size
Large Corporate
Region
- Europe
Country
- Belgium
- France
Product
- Blue Yonder’s space planning solution
- Blue Yonder’s floor planning solution
Tech Stack
- Analytics
- Automation
Implementation Scale
- Enterprise-wide Deployment
Impact Metrics
- Productivity Improvements
- Customer Satisfaction
Technology Category
- Functional Applications - Inventory Management Systems
- Functional Applications - Warehouse Management Systems (WMS)
Applicable Industries
- Retail
Applicable Functions
- Sales & Marketing
- Warehouse & Inventory Management
Use Cases
- Inventory Management
- Retail Store Automation
Services
- System Integration
About The Customer
Gedimat is a member cooperative with approximately 500 independent dealers in France and Belgium. It is the second-largest home improvement player in the French market. In this marketplace, customers depend on their local store for trusted advice and information, making the in-store retail experience a key success factor. Speed of delivery is also vital, especially during busy seasons and when new products are coming to store shelves. As Gedimat’s business and dealer network grew, they realized that their old sales and merchandising systems lacked the analytical capabilities they needed to better understand their business and to provide their dealers and suppliers the information they needed to improve their business operations.
The Challenge
Gedimat, a member cooperative with approximately 500 independent dealers in France and Belgium, is the second-largest home improvement player in the French market. The company's success is largely dependent on the in-store retail experience it provides, as customers rely on their local store for trusted advice and information. Speed of delivery is also crucial, especially during busy seasons and when new products are being introduced. However, Gedimat's old sales and merchandising solution lacked the analytical capabilities needed to support their large retail cooperative and build better relationships with suppliers and manufacturers. The company also wanted to automate time-consuming manual tasks to increase productivity and efficiency and better serve their dealers.
The Solution
Gedimat implemented Blue Yonder’s solutions for space planning and floor planning. These solutions provided the analytical capabilities Gedimat needed to better understand their business and to provide their dealers and suppliers the information they needed to improve their business operations. The solutions also helped Gedimat automate manual tasks to increase productivity and efficiency. The easy-to-use work environments and intuitive interfaces of the solutions made it easier for Gedimat to create planograms and communicate with suppliers, as well as to build floor plans based on those planograms that member stores can put into action. The solutions also automated tasks such as PDF creation, performance loading and planogram control that would otherwise be needlessly time-consuming.
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