In grocery retail, operational efficiency isn’t just a buzzword. It’s one of the most important drivers of success for independent stores. When everyday tasks are streamlined, your team has more time to focus on customers, fresh products make it to shelves sooner, and prices stay accurate and dependable. UNFI’s Operational Efficiency solutions are designed specifically to help retailers like you work smarter, not harder, while improving the shopping experience for every customer who walks through your doors.
Whether you’re facing labor shortages, juggling manual price updates, or trying to stay on top of inventory, UNFI offers tools and services that help reduce friction in key areas of operations. Here’s a closer look at the ways these solutions make a difference every day.
Detecting Shrink with Smarter Loss Prevention
Shrink and theft are challenges for stores of all sizes. UNFI’s loss prevention technology integrates with your existing video surveillance system and uses advanced software to detect suspicious behavior in real time. Instead of relying solely on staff observation, this solution monitors for patterns that often signal shoplifting or repeat offenses. When potential loss is detected, alerts are sent so staff can respond quickly and confidently.
This kind of proactive monitoring helps protect your margin and gives your team the peace of mind to focus on customers instead of constantly watching for trouble. Less shrink means better profitability and more products available for purchase—benefits both your customers and your bottom line will notice.
Simplifying Ordering with iUNFI Mobile Tools
Ordering inventory can be one of the most time‑consuming parts of running a store. UNFI’s iUNFI mobile ordering solution brings all of your UNFI accounts into one platform on a single device. Whether you’re ordering natural products, conventional items, produce, specialty goods, or wellness items, the intuitive interface makes it easy to find what you need, access favorites, and build orders quickly.
This means less time tied up in the back office and more time serving customers on the floor. When your ordering process flows smoothly, you’re less likely to run out of popular items and better able to meet shopper demand.
Automating Price Changes for Accuracy and Efficiency
Pricing changes are inevitable in grocery retail, but manually entering every update is not only slow; it can lead to errors. UNFI’s price change management tools take that burden off your team by automating the process. You can update regular prices, promotional prices, temporary markdowns, and even first‑time buy records without entering every change by hand.
For customers, accurate pricing builds trust. Nothing erodes confidence faster than a mismatched price at the shelf and at checkout. For you, automating price changes saves hours of labor each week and helps ensure reliability across every aisle.
Strategic Pricing Support
Price matters more now than ever. Competitive pricing isn’t just about being low; it’s about knowing where your market stands and understanding how pricing affects perception and loyalty. UNFI’s strategic pricing support offers competitive price checks, benchmarking, data analysis, and implementation guidance tailored to your business.
These insights help you make informed decisions that balance profitability with customer value. The result is a pricing strategy that supports both your long‑term goals and short‑term performance.
Shelf Tags and Labels That Improve the Shopping Experience
Clear, accurate shelf tags are an operational detail with an outsized impact on customer satisfaction. UNFI’s solutions for shelf tags and labels ensure pricing and product information is dependable and easy to read. This reduces customer confusion, minimizes price disputes at checkout, and reinforces trust in your store’s reliability.
Well‑managed tags help shoppers make informed decisions faster, creating a smoother shopping experience and encouraging repeat visits.
Why Operational Efficiency Matters to Your Customers
Every element of operational efficiency leads back to the customer experience. When your team isn’t bogged down with manual tasks, they can focus their energy where it matters most: greeting customers, answering questions, and keeping shelves stocked with the items shoppers love.
Operational improvements also help keep shelves stocked accurately, prices matched correctly, and loss minimized—benefits that translate to happier customers and increased loyalty.
Start Saving Time and Serving Better
Operational Efficiency isn’t just a solution. It’s a strategy for retail success. UNFI Professional Services gives you the tools and expertise to streamline your back‑office tasks, improve accuracy, and keep your store running at its best.
To explore all the ways UNFI can help your store work smarter, visit the Operational Efficiency page and find the solutions that fit your goals. Learn more at https://www.services.unfi.com/solutions/operational-efficiency.html.
Simplifying Ordering with iUNFI Mobile Tools
Ordering inventory can be one of the most time‑consuming parts of running a store. UNFI’s iUNFI mobile ordering solution brings all of your UNFI accounts into one platform on a single device. Whether you’re ordering natural products, conventional items, produce, specialty goods, or wellness items, the intuitive interface makes it easy to find what you need, access favorites, and build orders quickly.
This means less time tied up in the back office and more time serving customers on the floor. When your ordering process flows smoothly, you’re less likely to run out of popular items and better able to meet shopper demand.
