Grupo Comercial Control chooses to digitally transform its category management capabilities with Blue Yonder and GOLDCO
Leading Mexican Retailer Seeks to Expand Category Analytics and Understanding Capabilities with Blue Yonder’s Solution to Improve Customer Experience
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – [03/07/2024] – In a highly competitive industry, retailers must be able to make decisions quickly and efficiently to meet consumer demands. That’s why Grupo Comercial Control, an industry-leading Mexican retailer, has selected to implement Blue Yonder’s category management SaaS solution to address a gap in its retail operations and gain the ability to create planograms that offer a better shopping experience by minimizing out-of-stock products. The deployment was managed by GOLDCO, Blue Yonder’s strategic partner.
Grupo Comercial Control has more than 60 years of experience in department stores through the Del Sol and Woolworth brands, as well as the Noreste Grill restaurants. The retailer has more than 120 stores in 70 cities in 25 Mexican states. Grupo Comercial Control was looking for a solution that would allow it to satisfy its consumers by exceeding purchase expectations, as well as increase profitability to potentially expand. The retailer is turning to its long-time supply chain solutions provider, Blue Yonder, and a leading implementation partner with extensive retail strategy experience, GOLDCO. Grupo Comercial Control currently uses several Blue Yonder solutions as part of its strategy to digitize and optimize its operations.
Once the Blue Yonder solution is implemented by GOLDCO, Grupo Comercial Control will be able to:
- Standardize business rules to ensure that the product assortments selected for each category meet the company’s defined strategies, as well as that the expected performance within the category is performed in an agile and consistent manner.
- Complement the category analysis with inputs such as: market information (make real-time comparisons of positioning versus market categories), include trade agreements or agreements with category captains, and create dashboards to verify the value/growth of proposed changes.
- Clear definition of objectives based on measurable KPIs, evolving the portfolio of products offered to its customers.
“We were looking for a solution that would help us improve the analysis of our product categories in the face of industry challenges and changing consumer demand. Blue Yonder’s category management solution allows us to complement and enhance our assortment proposition for our different categories and customer segments. We are eager to implement the solution so that we can be more agile in our stores and simplify processes for our employees, in turn improving their work environment and giving them the ability to focus on pleasing our customers,” said Antonio Palos, Deputy Director of Central Office, Grupo Comercial Control.
Blue Yonder’s category management solution offers an assortment optimization capability that takes the product assortment recommendation process to the next level by translating the common principles and priorities of an assortment selection (e.g., consumer decision trees, historical shopper information, etc.) into actionable or assortment tactics, which makes an ideal assortment recommendation for the business. Assortment optimisation brings a consistent approach to the assortment selection process, so that different assortment updates (e.g. range revisions, small updates, etc.) have the same principles applied. The assortments are planogram-specific (multiple planogram sizes and groups) and space-sensitive, ensuring that the selected assortment fits within the available planogram space.
“As an established partner of Blue Yonder, partnering with Grupo Comercial Control was important given the strategic vision they have. We’re excited to see the impact our collaboration will have in driving your business to meet your goals for the year, and improve your practices every day. We will continue to work with Grupo Comercial Control during this process and look forward to seeing how our partnership can achieve more ambitious goals in the coming years,” said Jorge Mosqueda, GOLDCO’s practice director.
“We are excited to work with Grupo Comercial Control on their journey of transforming categories and assortments. Once fully implemented, our Blue Yonder solution will give you the ability to create and analyze multiple planogram views, allowing you to calculate before and after recommendations and facilitate a comparison between current and proposed assortments. This will ensure they have the right inventory on the right shelves in the right stores to meet the changing needs of their consumers,” said Albert Jung, Senior Director of Retail – LATAM, Blue Yonder.
About Grupo Comercial Control
Founded in 1963, Corporación Control is a Mexican company with more than 60 years of experience in department stores, always offering you the best experiences and services. We are on a mission to earn the trust of our customers, we are made up of Del Sol stores founded in 1963 and Woolworth since 1997.
About GOLDCO
We are a consulting firm specialized in assisting in the definition of the right strategic path for our clients, helping to manage it through value practices, supporting its implementation, accompanying the end-to-end process. We have worked with retail companies throughout Latin America on CATMAN implementation projects that led them to achieve their revenue goals and maximize the capabilities of Blue Yonder’s category management solutions.
About Blue Yonder
Blue Yonder is the global leader in digital supply chain transformations and omnichannel commerce fulfillment. Our end-to-end cognitive enterprise platform enables retailers, manufacturers, and logistics providers to better meet customer demand from planning to delivery. With Blue Yonder, you’ll unify your data, supply chain, and retail operations to unlock new business opportunities and drive automation, control, and orchestration to enable more profitable and sustainable business decisions. Blue Yonder – Fulfill Your blueyonder.com Potential™
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