almeera to Introduce Unified, AI-driven Planning Across Its Store Network with RELEX

Qatar grocery retailer to enhance forecasting, replenishment and space planning through a unified AI-driven platform

almeera, Qatar's leading national retailer, has selected RELEX Solutions to transform its forecasting, replenishment and space planning capabilities across its store network. Supported by RELEX implementation partners, Demandtex and OSP, the partnership will enable almeera to move towards a more standardized and automated approach to retail planning, improving forecast accuracy, product availability and stock efficiency.

With more than 65 stores across Qatar, alongside its growing e-commerce platform and wafa loyalty program, almeera continues to invest in technology and data capabilities to strengthen its retail operations and customer experience. As the business has expanded, forecasting, replenishment and planogram management have increasingly required a more integrated and scalable approach. RELEX was selected for its ability to bring these planning capabilities together on a single AI-driven platform, enabling greater automation, visibility and consistency across the business.

"Our customers are at the heart of everything we do, and this partnership with RELEX strengthens our ability to serve them well as we grow," said Mr. Jassim Al-Ansari, CEO, almeera. "A more automated, AI-driven approach will give our teams better visibility and stronger decision-making capabilities, while helping us improve product availability and operational efficiency across our stores. This an important step towards building a more modern, data-driven retail operation and continuing to raise the standard of grocery retail in Qatar."

Through RELEX's AI-driven forecasting and replenishment capabilities, almeera will be able to better anticipate customer demand, optimize inventory levels and support more efficient purchasing and replenishment decisions. This will be particularly important across fresh and perishable categories, where accurate forecasting can help maintain strong product availability and freshness while reducing waste.

The implementation will also introduce more standardizes space planning and planogram management across almeera's store network. By connecting space, demand and inventory planning, almeera will gain greater visibility over how products are ranged and positioned across stores, helping teams make more informed decisions while reducing manual processes.

"almeera has built a strong presence across Qatar's communities, and we are pleased to support the next stage of its retail transformation," said Mr. Rui Saraiva, Vice President, South EMEA & Middle East, RELEX Solutions. " By connecting forecasting, replenishment and space planning within one platform, almeera will be able to make more coordinated decisions across its network and create a scalable planning foundation for future growth."