Almeera selects RELEX to unify forecasting, replenishment and space planning across Qatar
On October 22, 2026, RELEX Solutions announced that almeera, a Qatar-based retailer operating more than 65 stores, selected its unified planning platform to support forecasting, replenishment and space planning across its store network.
The initiative brings together demand forecasting, inventory replenishment and shelf-space planning, with implementation support from Demandtex and OSP. The intended approach is to improve coordination between product availability, inventory requirements and the allocation of retail space.
The announcement describes a technology selection and planned implementation, not completed deployment or independently verified operational results. No measured improvements in forecast accuracy, product availability, inventory performance or store productivity have been established.
The important question is whether connecting forecasting, replenishment and shelf-space planning will improve the decisions made across almeera's store network, rather than merely consolidating applications. Inventory recommendations need to reflect shelf capacity, assortment priorities and demand variability, while space allocation decisions must account for replenishment feasibility and service expectations. The potential value lies in using consistent assumptions to resolve the trade-offs between availability, inventory investment and productive retail space. The main failure mode is implementing an integrated planning platform while commercial and supply chain teams continue to optimize separate objectives. Selecting RELEX establishes a technology direction; it does not yet demonstrate that these decisions have been integrated or that operational performance has improved.