30 April 2026

Slimstock is proud to announce a strategic partnership with Alphamega Hypermarkets, a leading grocery retail chain in Cyprus, recognized for its premium shopping experience, extensive product offering, and strong emphasis on quality, maneuvering in one of the most challenging planning environments in retail. Operating on tight margins with high promotional intensity, broad SKU ranges, and evolving store formats, Alphamega has chosen Slimstock and its Slim4 platform to bring structure and scalability to its supply chain operations.

 

Precision planning in a low-margin world

Grocery retail leaves little room for error. For Alphamega, the pressure to maintain strong on-shelf availability while controlling inventory costs is compounded by a shifting retail environment, including smaller store formats, growing online demand, and an increasingly unpredictable supplier base.

  • Excess stock and slow-moving inventory: Particularly in non-food and long-tail categories, bloated stock cycles were tying up capital and warehouse space.
  • Manual, unscalable planning: Existing processes couldn’t keep pace with the volume and complexity of Alphamega’s SKU range and data demands.
  • Limited planning visibility: Promotions, assortment changes, and slow-mover performance lacked the transparency needed for confident decision-making.
  • Supplier inconsistency: Variable delivery reliability was creating downstream availability risks that were difficult to anticipate or mitigate.

 

Enabling smarter decisions

Slimstock will implement Slim4 across Alphamega’s planning operations, replacing manual processes with intelligent, data-driven workflows that scale with the business.

  • Service-level driven planning: Stock decisions anchored to availability targets, not gut feel & balancing customer service with working capital efficiency.
  • Automated replenishment: Management-by-exception logic that focuses planners on what matters, not endless spreadsheet management.
  • End-to-end performance visibility: A single view across stock levels, availability, promotions, and supplier performance.
  • Integrated omnichannel planning: Aligned inventory logic across physical stores, distribution centres, and e-commerce channels

 

A strategic step forward

Alphamega selected Slimstock for its deep grocery retail expertise, its track record in turning complex data into clear, actionable planning insights, and Slim4s ability to address the specific operational priorities of a business going through a considerable shift in its operations.

The platforms capabilities in inventory optimization, promotion planning and supplier performance management make it a natural fit for a retailer that needs precision at scale & not just a software tool, but a planning tool that is thought and built for retailers, not adapted for them. Slim4’s advanced capabilities in inventory optimization, promotion planning, and supplier performance directly support Alphamega’s operational priorities, enabling a shift toward more scalable, data-driven decision-making.

“Our collaboration with Slimstock reflects Alphamega’s strategic focus on continuously advancing our capabilities to drive greater efficiency, agility, and customer value. By integrating proven expertise in supply chain planning, we are taking a significant step toward more intelligent, data-driven operations, strengthening our ability to respond to an increasingly demanding environment and deliver greater value to our customers.”

Andrea Demetriou, CIO at Alphamega Hypermarkets

For a retailer growing as fast as Alphamega, standing still on planning was not an option.  By integrating Slimstock’s proven expertise in supply chain planning, the company is taking a significant step toward more intelligent, data-driven operations, strengthening its ability to respond to an increasingly demanding environment and deliver greater value to its customers.

“This partnership with Alphamega represents a shared commitment to smarter, more resilient supply chain operations. By combining their deep retail expertise with our planning technology, we’re enabling greater availability, improved efficiency, and more informed decision-making across the business.”

Rachid Labrik, CEO at Slimstock MEA

 

Looking ahead

This partnership represents an crucial step in Alphamega’s wider transformation. As Slim4 is embedded across the business, the focus will extend beyond immediate planning improvements to strengthen visibility and process maturity, supporting new store formats, growing e-commerce volumes, and the demands of an increasingly competitive grocery market.

 

 

About Slimstock

Slimstock is a leading supply chain planning partner, helping retailers and distributors across the globe improve forecast accuracy, optimise inventory, and accelerate business performance through the Slim4 platform.

 

About Alphamega

Alphamega is a leading grocery retailer in Cyprus, with a broad store network and growing e-commerce presence. Committed to delivering quality and value to its customers, Alphamega continues to invest in advanced operational infrastructure to support sustainable growth in an increasingly competitive grocery market.