Warehouse Management System At The Core Of Medi-market’s Supply Chain

In Belgium, the sale of health articles, food supplements, bandages and other parapharmaceutical articles was reserved for pharmacists for many years. It was a closed market, which led to relatively high prices for consumers.

In 2014, Yvan Verougstraete opened the first Medi-Market in Charleroi: a low-threshold discounter with prices, on average, twenty to thirty per cent lower. The concept, which was revolutionary for Belgium, immediately gained traction. Medi-Market has grown into a sizeable retailer that has succeeded in completely opening up the market.

In the quest for a best-of-breed warehouse management system, Medi-Market decided to go with cloudbased Manhattan Active SCALE, partly because of its omnichannel retail capabilities. In addition, SCALE offered the best price/quality ratio and the best score on user-friendliness.

CHALLENGE

Medi-Market is a fast growing retailer of pharmaceutical and parapharmaceutical products. To support further growth and new business models, they needed a new warehouse management system.

SOLUTION

With Manhattan SCALE Medi-Market has one system for both shops and pharmacy replenishment, as well as online order fulfilment.

RESULT

The warehouse management system gives Medi-Market more insight into the operation and higher productivity. SCALE enables further expansion within and beyond national borders and supports the development of new business models.