The X5 Retail Group network implements the solution of category management

The Russian retailer X5 Retail Group NV will use solutions of JDA for category management for the purpose of increase in efficiency of merchandising and increase in revenue more than in 3000 own shops and franchasing points.

Objectives

X5 is going to use a solution package of JDA for category management, including the module JDA Space Planning

Opinion

"After detailed assessment of the different systems we came to a conclusion that the solutions JDA for category management could increase considerably efficiency of sales on that number of product categories on which we tested, – Teymur Shternlib, the deputy chief executive officer for support of business, X5 Retail Group told. – When comparing indicators on these product categories in five shops where were tested the solutions JDA, with indicators in control shops of advantage were obvious. As a result we made the decision to use the JDA system allowing to estimate efficiency of floor spaces and to provide a possibility of intellectual management of these areas for optimization of sales and increase in profitability in all shops of our network".