Eliminating Ghost Stock and Optimising the Omnichannel Supply Chain

Are you worried that "ghost stock" is hurting your sales due to a lack of real-time product availability in store? Do you feel that shrinkage and poor traceability from the distribution centre are eroding your profit margins? In an industry where omnichannel retail and rapid replenishment are critical, failing to know the exact location of each stock keeping unit (SKU) creates bottlenecks and shipping errors. 

We guarantee inventory accuracy of over 99% by digitising your logistics operations, connecting manufacturing directly to the point of sale to ensure no customer ever leaves empty-handed.

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How We Help Improve the Retail Sector

Managing high volumes of products manually not only slows down operations but also prevents your supply chain from responding with the agility the modern market demands.

We automate your distribution centres to eradicate human error during stocktakes. We implement RFID ecosystems that transform inventory counts from days into minutes.

We specialise in deploying RFID technology for bulk, high-precision reading, eliminating manual counts and unit-by-unit scanning errors. We connect your workflows with advanced management systems that allow you to monitor every stage a product goes through—such as an item of apparel or sporting goods—right up to its dispatch to store.

We eliminate stock discrepancies through mobility tools and bulk-reading capabilities, allowing your team to manage store dispatches with absolute speed and precision.

In doing so, we transform shrinkage management into an active control process, enabling your team to handle inbound receipts and outbound dispatches with unprecedented speed and precision while ensuring complete end-to-end traceability.

Processes You Can Improve

  • Real-Time Inventory AccuracyAchieve total stock reliability through RFID, eliminating ghost stock and ensuring efficient store replenishment.
  • Shrinkage and Returns ManagementDigitise goods receiving and central warehouse returns to identify stock leakages and quickly reintroduce products back into the sales flow.
  • Multi-Store Order FulfilmentOptimise picking using voice systems or high-speed mobile computers, enabling staff to prepare shipments for different retail locations without errors.
  • End-to-End Traceability from ProductionMonitor the journey of every item across all phases, from origin labelling to the loading bay, ensuring absolute flow control.

Having an automated stock management system has enabled this clothing retailer to save 60% of the time spent on registering, returning and managing the storage locations of its products.

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Featured Solutions for the Retail Sector

Product Traceability with RFID

Ensure total visibility of every item from its origin to the point of sale, eliminating blind spots across your supply chain. Implementing RFID enables the automatic recording of goods movement at every stage—from manufacturing and central warehousing through to store dispatch.

We reduce reference location times by 90%. RFID eliminates blind spots, enabling efficient stock turnover and shrinkage management backed by real-world data.

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Product Traceability with RFID

Brave RFID Portal + T-Connect for Bulk Dispatches

Brave RFID Portal + T-Connect for Bulk Dispatches

Ensure every box and pallet dispatched to your stores contains exactly what the order specifies. Through RFID portals at loading bays, our autonomous logistics solution (Brave + T-Connect) automatically validates shipment contents as goods pass through the control point.

We speed up your loading bays by 80%. We validate full pallets in seconds without halting the logistics flow, blocking any incorrect shipments before they leave for the store.

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Voice Picking for Agile Replenishment

Boost productivity when fulfilling high-volume orders destined for your store network. The voice picking system guides warehouse staff via audio instructions, enabling them to work hands-free so they can handle goods more safely and rapidly.

This technology is particularly effective in high-turnover retail environments, achieving a 25% to 40% increase in picking speed while reducing dispatch errors to almost zero.

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Voice Picking for Agile Replenishment

Other Solutions for Your Business

Advanced Stock Control

Precise identification tools to prevent stockouts and optimise safety stock levels in the central warehouse.

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Mobility Terminals and RFID Readers

Rugged, ergonomic devices designed for bulk data capture in high-intensity logistics environments.

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Source Tagging

Consultancy and implementation of RFID label printing and application systems directly from the manufacturing phase for complete traceability.

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Want to Optimise Your Company’s Processes?

We know that managing large volumes and coordinating physical retail stores require perfect data synchronisation. That is why we want to help you identify your warehouse blind spots with an expert perspective focused on the profitability of your supply chain.

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A specialist retail consultant will analyse your current goods flows and propose concrete technological solutions to improve traceability, reduce shrinkage, and keep your inventory under control at all times.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Ghost stock occurs when your management system indicates inventory that is not physically present in the store or warehouse. Tecnipesa implements RFID solutions that enable bulk stocktakes with 99.9% accuracy. By identifying each item uniquely and automatically, discrepancies are detected instantly, ensuring online and physical availability match and preventing lost sales due to product unavailability.
 

Voice picking increases store order fulfilment speed by 25% to 40%. By allowing operators to work hands-free and eyes-free, selection errors are eliminated in high-turnover environments (such as fashion or footwear). This ensures stores receive the exact sizes and models requested, optimising the supply chain and enhancing the final customer experience.