Case Study: Spar Gran Canaria achieves 13% inventory reduction while maintaining service levels with ToolsGroup SO99+

Spar Gran Canaria reduced inventory with strategic stock planning

Spar Gran Canaria, a retail chain based in the Canary Islands, faced a major supply-chain challenge when mainland suppliers stopped direct-to-POS deliveries, forcing a redesign of its stock-planning process to absorb a +120% product catalog without growing its planning team or excess inventory. To meet this challenge the company selected ToolsGroup and its SO99+ solution (Demand Forecasting & Planning, Inventory Optimization, Replenishment) to modernize planning and procurement.

ToolsGroup implemented SO99+ to run daily, item‑by‑POS forecasts that incorporate promotions and external variables, aggregate demand to distribution centers, calculate optimized inventory-to-service targets, and manage time‑phased procurement under supplier constraints. As a result, Spar Gran Canaria reduced inventory by 13% in six months while maintaining service levels, efficiently absorbed portfolio growth, increased supply‑chain visibility and control, and enabled planners to make and defend data‑driven decisions.

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