Case study · E-commerce
From instinct-led buying to data-driven margin control.
Retail arbitrage technology and operations company
- Client
- Retail arbitrage technology and operations company
- Sector
- E-commerce
- Stage
- Startup
The client
The business
Buys products from retail and wholesale sources and resells them on online marketplaces, using its own software to find price gaps. Its core operation is data-driven sourcing, inventory management and fulfillment.
The starting point
The challenge
Fast-growing volume on thin margins, with sourcing decisions made manually and inventory data spread across tools.
The transformation
What changed
- 1Built data-driven sourcing and pricing models
- 2Redesigned inventory and fulfillment workflows
- 3Introduced profitability analysis by product and channel
- 4Automated repetitive listing and reconciliation tasks
The result
Growth, on a stronger foundation
- Tighter margin control
- Faster inventory turns
- Decisions grounded in data rather than instinct
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