Runnings selects RELEX to unify forecasting, replenishment and retail planning
On October 23, 2026, RELEX Solutions announced that Runnings, a US farm, home and outdoor retailer operating 90 stores across 12 states, selected its platform for forecasting and replenishment across stores and distribution centres.
The initial scope focuses on improving coordination between demand forecasts, inventory requirements and replenishment decisions across Runnings' retail and distribution network. The retailer plans to expand its use of RELEX into pricing, promotions, assortment and space planning at a later stage.
The announcement signals an intention to connect supply chain planning more closely with merchandising and commercial decisions. However, it describes a vendor selection and future implementation plans, not a completed transformation. No independently verified improvements in forecast accuracy, inventory performance, product availability or financial results have been established.
The important question is not whether Runnings can consolidate more planning functions within RELEX, but whether those functions will produce consistent operational decisions. Forecasts and replenishment recommendations need to reflect merchandising priorities, promotional assumptions, assortment changes and store-level space constraints. The potential value is a shared planning process in which commercial decisions translate into executable inventory and replenishment commitments. The main failure mode is deploying an integrated platform while different functions continue to operate on conflicting assumptions or objectives. Selecting RELEX establishes the technology direction, not evidence that these decision trade-offs have been resolved or that performance has improved.