Case Study: PEPCO achieves 15% stock reduction, improved product availability and scalable expansion with ToolsGroup

Accelerates Growth Trajectory with Scalable Solutions

Pepco, a fast‑growing European retail chain opening roughly 200 stores a year, was struggling with legacy planning systems that couldn’t keep up with forecasting and allocating inventory across its expanding footprint. To address this, Pepco selected ToolsGroup and implemented its Demand Planning & Forecasting, Inventory Optimization, Automated Replenishment and Allocation solutions to automate forecasts, optimize stock placement and streamline replenishment.

ToolsGroup’s phased rollout produced clear, measurable gains: a 15% reduction in stock levels for fashion items, a two‑percentage‑point increase in core product availability (from 96% to 98%), improved visibility into lost sales, and the ability for a 15‑person planning team to manage ~1,000 stores without adding headcount—boosting like‑for‑like sales growth and reducing operational burden.

Pepco

Michal Wal

Allocations Manager