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Retail · Pharmacy

In pharmacy, availability isn't just efficiency. It's trust.

Thousands of SKUs, different demand profiles, expiry control, high frequency and strong expectations of availability make every inventory, replenishment and store decision even more critical.

The complexity lies in precision

Small deviations can turn into big operational problems.

01
Out-of-stock vs. availability
In many categories, customers are not willing to wait or easily substitute.
02
Inventory vs. expiry
Availability must coexist with turnover, lot and expiry date.
03
Assortment vs. store profile
Demand varies by region, store, customer profile and purchase occasion.
04
Replenishment vs. frequency
High recurrence requires fast supply and frequent decisions.
05
Store vs. digital
Inventory must support both in-store service and online orders.
06
Precision vs. scale
Small item-data, inventory or integration errors multiply across large chains.

The pharmacy cycle

Availability has to be built every day.

Forecast

What will demand be by store, category and period?

Tap or hover over each step to see the business question.

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Forecast & Replenishment

Availability starts before the shelf.

Sales history, current inventory, open orders, lead times and store behavior need to work together to anticipate demand and define replenishment.

  1. 01

    Demand

  2. 02

    Inventory

  3. 03

    Lead time

  4. 04

    Order

  5. 05

    Replenishment

  6. 06

    Availability

BRX works with Demand Forecast · Replenishment · AIF to turn this chain into an operating routine.

Expiry, lot & turnover

Having inventory isn't enough. It has to be usable inventory.

In pharmacy, available quantity must be read together with lot, expiry, turnover and location. The same decision that prevents out-of-stocks must also reduce the risk of loss and aging.

Quantity
Lot
Expiry
Turnover
Real availability

Value created

  • Fewer out-of-stocks
  • Greater availability
  • Better turnover
  • Less aged inventory
  • More operational precision
  • More trust across channels

Physical + digital pharmacy

Customers shouldn't have to figure out which channel has the right inventory.

Store, e-commerce and fulfillment need to share the same view of product, inventory and order. The greater the trust in information, the less friction between purchase intent and service.

  1. Store
  2. Inventory
  3. Order
  4. E-commerce
  5. Fulfillment
  6. Customer

Segment experience

Expertise built in real pharmacy operations.

Farmacias del Ahorro

1,700+stores

BRX experience in Mexico with one of the largest pharmacy chains in the market, including work with a BRX proprietary solution.

Reference client

Extrafarma
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Technology to sustain availability at scale.

Technology is the means to execute the business decision — not the starting point.

Planning
Forecast · replenishment · analytics
Merchandising
Product · inventory · pricing · promotions
Operations
Store inventory · orders · fulfillment
Data
Sales · inventory · price · location
Integration
ERP · store · e-commerce · external platforms

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