U Saône • France
How does the Saône Super U store process almost 100% of its total shrinkage?
Store surface area: 3,000m2
Solutions: Smartdecision • Smartdiscount
U Saône • France
How does the Saône Super U store process almost 100% of its total shrinkage?
Store surface area: 3,000m2
Solutions: Smartdecision • Smartdiscount
What was the store’s shrinkage policy before partnering with Smartway?
Before it brought Smartway solutions into its store, the Saône U supermarket was already repurposing part of its unsold goods, through donations for animal feed or with manual labelling at a very high discount rate. Smartway was recommended to the Saône store by another Super U store to optimally manage its unsold food to improve its short-dated products management.
✔ Continue the store’s commitment to eco-responsibility
✔ Promote the markdown of short-dated products
✔ Optimise the operating account
Each Smartway solution responds to a specific problem in the store
The best possible decision to save each product with Smartdecision
Thanks to Smartdecision, a tool based on artificial intelligence, the teams can easily and profitably direct short-dated products toward their best repurposing channel. The in-store solutions allow for managing the entire process, so that the store achieves results in line with its anti-waste ambitions: +17% repurposing between 2017 and 2021.
The overall approach works because Smartway solution users are trained and receive follow-up support. The store also benefits from much more accurate analysis to manage its food shrinkage. This means that all unsold goods are processed every morning and the teams save time every day!
85% repurposing of unsold products
100% processing of scrap
Save as many products as possible with Smartdiscount
Smartdiscount is a short-dated product labelling system that teams can use to apply discounts easily and securely every morning. The new labels on discounted products show legal information and include a new traceable barcode.
The discount rate fell by 30% in the 1st half-year of use in 2017, significantly increasing the supermarket’s profitability. Since then, more than 137,000 products have been stickered and the store has cut down on the volume of its waste bins by 3 in 4 years!
With assistance from the Smartway teams, the store has put posters on display to communicate around its anti-waste approach. Their impact on consumers is very positive and the store’s eco-responsible image has been enhanced.
130,000 products saved
Waste bin volume divided by 3
Each Smartway solution responds to a specific problem in the store
85%
repurposing of unsold products
100%
processing of scrap
The best possible decision to save each product with Smartdecision
Thanks to Smartdecision, a tool based on artificial intelligence, the teams can easily and profitably direct short-dated products toward their best repurposing channel. The in-store solutions allow for managing the entire process, so that the store achieves results in line with its anti-waste ambitions: +17% repurposing between 2017 and 2021.
The overall approach works because Smartway solution users are trained and receive follow-up support. The store also benefits from much more accurate analysis to manage its food shrinkage. This means that all unsold goods are processed every morning and the teams save time every day!
Save as many products as possible with Smartdiscount
Smartdiscount is a short-dated product labelling system that teams can use to apply discounts easily and securely every morning. The new labels on discounted products show legal information and include a new traceable barcode.
The discount rate fell by 30% in the 1st half-year of use in 2017, significantly increasing the supermarket’s profitability. Since then, more than 137,000 products have been stickered and the store has cut down on the volume of its waste bins by 3 in 4 years!
With assistance from the Smartway teams, the store has put posters on display to communicate around its anti-waste approach. Their impact on consumers is very positive and the store’s eco-responsible image has been enhanced.
130,000 products saved
Waste bin volume divided by 3
“Everything is automated. That’s what makes our store so successful! Our goal is to make our teams’ work easier and this tool is a perfect example.”
“Everything is automated. That’s what makes our store so successful! Our goal is to make our teams’ work easier and this tool is a perfect example.”
“The ROI is excellent and we’ve made our processes much better. There’s no going back now!”
Damien Menetret, Director
