Eliminate Retail Blind Spots
Lightning is an inventory and supply chain transparency platform
accelerating the world’s transition towards smart, responsible
and profitable operations by using RFID and other technologies.
Our platform provides businesses full inventory visibility, data
accuracy and real time intelligence, empowering them to innovate
and grow, while enhancing sustainability.
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The $1.8 trillion problem
Retailers worldwide risk losing over $1.8 trillion annually due to the combined impact of outdated inventory data, stockouts, overstock, missed sales, poor customer experience, supply chain inefficiencies, and growing compliance pressures.
Outdated Inventory Data
Retail losses were reported at over $112.1 billion
Overstock & Stockouts
Stockouts and overstocks, cost retailers worldwide an estimated $1.77 trillion
Limited Supply Chain Visibility
Global supply chain disruption cost large companies an average of $184 million annually
Missed Sales & Poor Experience
80% of consumers would not repurchase from a brand after a bad experience
Pressure from ESG & Regulations
Compliance costs estimates reaching up to $1.3 million annually for listed companies
Challenge
- No real time inventory visibility
- Manual, slow, and error-prone counts
- Shrinkage from theft and loss
- Inefficient supply chain operations
- Frequent ‘Out of Stock’ leading to lost sales
- Counterfeit or fake goods
RFID Solution
- Fast, automated, and accurate inventory scanning
- Item level trackability which reduce shrink and guarantee accuracy
- Automated receiving, shipping, and sorting
- Accurate stock levels and on time replenishments
- Full stock availability and brand protection
- Authentication and brand integrity
Key Retail Benefits
- Increased top-line sales
- Dynamic and smart replenishment
- Labor and resource optimization
- Reduced shrinkage and waste
- Full stock availability and brand protection
- Enhanced end-to-end sustainability
ROI
Actionable Insights
Operational Efficiency
- Reduce operational costs
- Reduce time spent on manual labor
Loss Prevention
- Eliminate internal and external theft
- Identify when and where losses occur
Procurement
- Instant shipment validation for accurate chargebacks
- Manage tagging processes
- Manage all shipments
Insights & Forecasting
- Identify slow- and fast-moving items
- Monitor overstocks and understocks
- Track out-of-stock items
- Enable efficient replenishment
- Identify trends and high-selling products
Our End-to-End Application
In Store
Projects are an evolution
The mobile app allows users to perform inventory counts, find
items, validate shipments and more.
Our dashboard provides an integrated view all items across all
locations (to SKU level) enabling business to understand
inventory, analyze locations, and optimise operations and the
flow of goods
Simple Integration
Quick to start and economical all the way thanks to an out-of-box SaaS solution for hassle-free integration with your existing technology, including various ERP/WMS/POS systems.
Tech Agnostic
Utilize advanced data collection technologies, including RFID, BLE, QR, barcode, and NFC for customization and combination of the best solutions to fit your needs.
Greening the Retail Landscape with Lightning
Perform Inventory Counts
Easily count items and place daily weekly or bi-weekly counts
- Support multiple readers
- Count vs. your Target
- Online data update
- Selective group count
- Smart variance display for a simple investigation
Or Make it Automatic
Shipment Validation
Send shipments
100% Shipment Accuracy. From DC to Store and in between.
Easily create shipments
- Multiple destinations
- Review items scanned into shipment
- Confirmation of shipment order
Receive shipments
100% Shipment Validation.
Easily validate/ Receive Shipments
- Validate multiple shipments in one action
- Review the details \ overstock \ understock, for any investigations
- Make sure shipment matches expectation
- Approve shipment OR go back to continue review
Supporting in store replenishment
Refill when you want it, how you want it
Based on location/zoning solution:
- Establish a base replenishment logic
- Replenish to SKU, Style/Colour, location level, etc
- Smart Planograms are in development – a huge step towards genuine real-time replenishment
Big Data
Insights and reporting into RFID performance
Headquarter Dashboard
Management at Chain level:
- Inventory Accuracy
- Overstock & Understock status
- Lowest 5 inventory accuracy stores
- Top 5 inventory accuracy stores
Store Manager
Management in Store level:
- Current store rank
- Latest inventory accuracy
- Overstock & Understock status
- Count Summary log
Administrator
Manage your brand & stores:
- Build hierarchy
- Create & edit stores
- Create & edit users