A leading remote-control car retailer has sped into the fast lane after choosing Inventory Planner by Sage to help cut stockouts, save time and boost revenue.
RC Visions can now enjoy cutting-edge forecasting along with buying recommendations that reveal exactly which inventory to order and when to order it. As a top-rated software for inventory planning and demand forecasting, Inventory Planner factors in promotions, market trends and seasonality – giving RC Visions inventory insights it can count on, all ready for the holiday season.
Based out of Huntington Beach, California, RC Visions sells a premium collection of remote-controlled vehicles – including RC cars, RC airplanes, RC boats, Gliders and RC Trucks – as well as other hobbyist supplies. After starting with a bricks and mortar store, the successful retailer has recently expanded into e-commerce with a Shopify-powered webstore. This triggered the company’s need for an intelligent, reliable way to forecast demand for some 12,000 SKUs across multiple locations.
After running into multiple issues with entry-level forecasting tool Stocky, which resulted in the business spending hours each week fixing mistakes, RC Visions switched to Inventory Planner, which offers a native integration to Shopify. With crystal clear visibility of its inventory, the retailer now plans to leave its long-standing issues with stockouts and deadstock in the dust.
Speaking on the adoption of the platform, Tony Montagno, founder of RC Visions said: “There is no reason to look elsewhere when looking for an inventory planning and forecasting solution. Inventory Planner has changed the life of our business.”
Inventory Planner will enable RC Visions to create and send purchase orders directly from its buying recommendations – which can be automated to save even more time. With more than 200 reporting metrics to choose from, the app also provides meaningful, easy-to-understand insights and access to market-leading open-to-buy functionality which simplifies and streamlines supply planning.
“Inventory Planner is the go-to solution for brands like RC Vision that need a reliable, intelligent inventory planning tool that includes expert-led onboarding and ongoing support to optimize results,” says Justin Press, SVP Customer Success at Inventory Planner.
“We’re delighted to welcome the business on board as it enters this exciting phase of e-commerce expansion – as well as time savings and the elimination of stockouts and overstock, our software will be the key to unlocking better profits and bigger time savings.”
