Case Study: ScotMid Co-Operative reduces food waste and boosts sell-through with Retail Insight's WasteInsight

Scotmid Cooperative significantly reduces waste sent to landfill with Retail Insight's WasteInsight solution

Scotmid Co-operative, a large independent co-op in the UK, was dedicated to reducing its carbon footprint and achieving zero waste to landfill. To increase sell-through performance while reducing its waste, Scotmid partnered with Retail Insight and implemented their WasteInsight solution.

Retail Insight's solution used cognitive technology and machine learning to identify the optimal markdown price for each product in every store. This dynamic approach improved Scotmid's existing processes, resulting in a 1.83% year-on-year sell-through increase and a 1.55% enhancement in waste recovery. The partnership saved 42.7 tonnes of food waste and reduced CO2 landfill impact by over 37 tonnes, significantly advancing Scotmid's sustainability goals.

ScotMid Co-Operative

Daniel Macnamara

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