Y′solution is an AI-driven SaaS that converts unsold inventory into revenue through redistribution based on real-time demand.
Partnered with industry leaders SAP and Microsoft.
We are incorporated into their app stores. Building relationships with global giants like Deloitte, Accenture, and Schenker to explore synergies.
Y′01. Forecast vs. Reality
Retail looks predictable.
Until it's not.
Forecasts look great in spreadsheets. But in real life, most assortments are driven by pressure, not data — leaving billions lost in unsold stock worldwide.
Y′02. The BI Illusion
Averages hide the truth.
Business Intelligence tools show performance by averages — good, bad, or neutral. But averages blur reality: some products sell, others fail, while reports stay “stable.”
Y′03. The SKU Reality
One product, many stories.
Zoom in to SKU level and the chaos appears. The same item flies off shelves in one store, gathers dust in another, or is out of stock elsewhere. That's hidden imbalance.
Y′04. Solving the Imbalance
AI turns overstock into opportunity.
YDISTRI's second allocation re-matches stock with demand. Unsold items move to where they're needed — boosting sales, improving margins, and cutting waste.
Y′05. The Second Allocation
From shelves — to the right shelves.
First allocation fills stores. Second allocation ensures the right product lands in the right place, at the right time — where profitability truly happens.
Y′06. The Three Essentials
For second allocation to succeed.
It needs precise forecasting for sporadic items, smart pairing of sending and receiving stores, and full alignment with ongoing campaigns and merchandising rules.
Y′07. The YDISTRI Impact
Smart inventory, profitable network.
With full network visibility, AI uncovers imbalances, reallocates stock, and transforms deadstock into revenue — cutting waste by up to 30% and boosting profit.
Key use cases for retailers
of using YDISTRI's AI solution
Y′06.
Reduce Logistics Costs
Smartly reassign stock to high-demand locations, cutting down on logistics and transportation expenses.
Financial impacts
90% of products redistributed are sold within two months
10%
(or higher) increase
in net profit margin
10x increase in inventory turnover of low-velocity inventory
30% improvement in working capital company-wide
2-5% ogistics costs – firmly in control versus 40-50 per cent markdowns
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Our craft
YDISTRI specializes in dead stock and fast movers, solving replenishment issues without needing to buy more stock from manufacturers.
Our SaaS Y′platform brings advanced level of inventory optimization to retail chains, beyond the capability of existing replenishment systems.
What
Our Consultants Do.
- Analyze problematic inventory
- Set up computational models
- Flexibly update computational models based on changes with the client and in the market
- Identify opportunities to improve the sales of unsellable items
What
Our Clients Get.
- Strong Cash Flow Boost: Fees up capital tied in non-performing inventory.
- Rapid ROI: Seamless integration in about two months delivers immediate benefits.
- Fast Seel-Through at Full Price: Over 90% of dead stock sold within three months.
- Additional Data-Driven Layer: Augments existing efficiency of smart replenishment and one-warehouse model for greater sustainability and resilience.
- AI-Powered Efficiency: Advanced algorithms (beyond Excel capabilities) ensure high accuracy and low logistics costs.
What
Our Clients Says.
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"The AI-driven redistribution really exceeded our expectations. Not only did we see a significant improvement in our P&L—especially in reducing our write-offs by 30%—but we also started using this tool to predict future write-offs with much greater accuracy."
CFO at Manor
"We are already seeing a positive impact on our P&L and balance sheet. I am convinced it has the potential to make a significant impact in larger markets as well, with scale being a crucial factor in the app’s efficacy."
General Manager
L´Occitane Central and Eastern Europe
"By store-to-store transfers retailers can turn over dead stock more than 10x quicker than using traditional selling methods."
Petcentrum
Implementation Timeline
Only 2 months and it works.
Analysis
Together we will try to figure out the problem
Implementation
We will collect all the data and create an application model and connection to artificial intelligence
AI redistribution
It means using AI to regularly move excess products to different places to sell them better and reduce waste.
#AIpowered
Y′solution is driven forward by artificial intelligence in several key functions
Y′case study
Regular YDISTRI redistributions reduced DOUGLAS's stock
by 32% in 6 months.
While boosting the service level up to 3% for redistributed products.
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Y′case study
Increasing on-shelf availability & revenue for Rossmann.
Rossmann aims to have maintain 100% availability of their key must-have products and promotional items for their customers.
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Y′pager
We achieved up to 97% sell-through rate at full price.
Retail network deployed AI algorithm-optimized store-to-store transfers as an additional strategy beyond standard replenishment.
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FAQ
What is YDISTRI trying to solve?
Problem of unsold and unbalanced inventory – as you can see articles of the biggest media outlets, this is a huge problem affecting both customer experience – which is one of the main topics of todays discussion – and profit. It creates a lot of overstock and understock, generates unnecessary waste and markdowns.
Why is this all happening if we have super modern replenishment and demand forecasting systems in work?
Well, these systems are great – but they are not crystal balls. There are many problems which may arise – unreliable data for replenishment forecasts, higher than needed volume packaging, changes in demand and supply chain disuptions and so on. So much so that global unsold inventory is estimated to 500 billion in 2022.
When YDISTRI we come in play?
We complete the inventory optimization cycle by addressing this unsold inventory. We add to already existing replenishment solutions on the left – which work pre-emptively. We add a system which supports retailers in post-replenishment phase – when they already have goods in their stores. By this we react to the omnipresent turbulence in the retail.
What can adhoc redistributions include?
- Quickly responding to shifts in demand between e-commerce and brick-and-mortar channels.
- Creating shelf space for new products by relocating de-listed items to locations with higher demand.
- Ensuring retailers meet minimum inventory levels without excess repurchasing.
- When products on shelves reach the minimum level for replenishment, avoid repurchasing by reallocating products from other locations with overstock using Ydistri’s solution, significantly improving working capital.
- Balancing inventory within a region.
- Redistributing products before expiration dates.
- Focusing redistributions on out-of-stock situations.
- Managing redistributions due to store closures or openings.
- Supplying up to 40% of inventory for newly opened stores from overstock in other stores within the chain.
- Preventing high sell-out discounts in closing stores by redistributing inventory to other stores in the chain, avoiding unnecessary repurchases from suppliers.
Why do our customers choose to work with us?
- Proven and consistent results demonstrated through pilot projects.
- Our picking application improves labor efficiency by 60% in the rebalancing process.
- Opportunity to avoid the cost of losing immediate cash flow improvements and inventory reduction.
- Business units can experiment with scenarios and impacts independently, without relying solely on a data team with limited insights.
- High-quality forecasting provides easy access to insights on underperforming stock.
- Ability to increase assortment coverage with no impact on supply chain costs or sales.
- Enhanced insight and awareness of ghost stock.
