HL Display and MOOS AI joined forces to improve inventory management.

Smart merchandising taken to the next level

Merchandising solutions provider HL Display and AI-powered digital solutions technology MOOS are joining forces to create a system that combines automatic facing and real-time inventory tracking.

The two companies have been working together on a development for the future of retail. The system ensures an excellent shopping experience for the consumer. Thanks to its automatic facing technology from (HL Display) the products remain visible and accessible. At the same time, it enables easy FiFo management, as no product is left at the back of the shelf.

Besides an excellent shopping experience, the new system provides unique access to key shelf inventory information (MOOS). This includes product availability, restocking frequency and even insights to optimise costs or implement a dynamic pricing strategy.

Combined, these innovations allow the retailer to optimise costs, streamline processes, reduce manpower, limit losses due to theft and make more informed decisions.

How this solution works

This solution allows you to know the inventory changes with unprecedented accuracy and granularity: what happens, where it happens and when it happens for individual products on individual shelves.

To implement this system, HL Display's ‘Glide Track’ merchandising device was required. This gravity operated system was custom designed and manufactured according to the customer's needs. In addition to automatic facing, the merchandising solution had to offer appropriate segmentation, presentation and communication in accordance with the client's brand.

The Glide Track system was combined with MOOS sensors, which are connected to the cloud to deliver a real-time signal.

The core layer processes signals to shelf transaction using artificial intelligence (AI). The results: key information available through user dashboards with operational insights for strategic decisions & fleet management.

A solution successfully proven in the market

One of the leading beauty and personal care chains in the Netherlands implemented this system in the personal care, baby food and fragrance categories.

The qualitative indicators recognized the system as an aesthetic and adaptable solution for their existing shop fittings and products, and at the same time, invisible to the shopper to ensure customer comfort.

Quantitative results showed:

• An increase in replenishment efficiency between 25 and 40%.
• An 80% decrease in manual counting time.
• Sales uplift due to better product availability between 5 and 15%.

About HL Display Netherlands

HL is a global leader in in-store merchandising and communication solutions, helping customers to create a better shopping experience around the world. Its Dutch subsidiary located in Breda was founded in 2021, but the HL brand has provided solutions to Dutch brands and retailers since the 1990s.

Founded in 1954, HL today is present in more than 70 countries and solutions can be found in 330,000 stores, supporting customers to grow sales, inspire shoppers, drive automation, and reduce waste.

The three customer segments are retail food, branded good suppliers and non-food retail. The HL Display Group has its headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden, and sales offices in 23 countries covering 39 markets as well as distribution partners covering the remaining markets globally.

The eight production facilities are located in Sweden, Poland, Germany, the UK, and China and handle a variety of industrial processes, including plastics and metal fabrication, printing, and assembly. The company has 1,300 employees and net sales of app. 2BSEK. HL is a wholly owned subsidiary of the listed Swedish Business Group Ratos.

About MOOS

MOOS provides a system to capture and use shelf-inventory insights.

Using shelf insights allows companies to anticipate inventory movements. This unlocks a path towards higher service levels, avoiding stock-outs, lowering overall handling costs, lowering inventory levels and increasing overall control.

MOOS developed a superior way of capturing shelf insights with its proprietary, AI-powered, paper-based sensors. Both the MOOS system and paper-based sensors are patented in Europe and the US. MOOS is the proud recipient of multiple European innovation grants and awards.

MOOS is founded in 2021 and based in Amsterdam. It has global operations. It serves clients across multiple industries to solve their most pressing inventory challenges with shelf & storage space inventory insight.