Case Study: Coop Värmland achieves 6–8% personnel cost savings and optimized workforce planning with RELEX Solutions

Coop Värmland Using Demand Forecasts to Help Optimize Workforce Planning

Coop Värmland is a regional, member-owned Swedish grocery co‑op with about 60 stores and roughly 1,000 employees. Scheduling was inconsistent and time-consuming—handled store‑by‑store by managers—making workforce the largest retail cost and limiting flexibility and efficiency. The co‑op wanted a simple time & attendance and shift-publishing system but saw an opportunity to use supply‑chain data to better match staffing to actual demand.

They extended their existing RELEX forecasting and replenishment platform with RELEX’s workforce optimization to turn sales and delivery forecasts into optimized shift plans that respect skills, contracts and labor rules. The solution sped up planning from hours to seconds, added mobile schedule access and payroll integration, and delivered 6–8% lower personnel costs, lighter manager workloads, better‑stocked, tidier stores and higher employee engagement.

Coop Värmland

Thomas Berglund

Chief Information Officer