Merchandising Services in Saudi Arabia — From Plan to Shelf Reality (Modern Trade & Every Channel)

Short take: Future Plan delivers merchandising services in Saudi Arabia that turn plans into shelf reality. Moreover, shoppers feel the difference when visibility, availability and price integrity work together. As a result, daily conversions rise across KSA.

What Merchandisers Actually Do (on the ground)

Keep products available from back store to shelf; meanwhile, gaps are fixed and OOS is prevented.

Execute planograms with correct facings, brand blocking and eye-level placements; in addition, adjacencies are respected.

Secure price & label compliance so shelf prices, promo tags, barcodes and VAT details remain accurate; consequently, trust improves.

Maintain POSM hygiene on gondola ends, wobblers, shelf strips, chillers and counter stands; moreover, display uptime stays high.

Activate promotions through approved secondary displays and seasonal bundles with clear photo proof; therefore, trade spend pays back.

Rotate freshness & manage RTV using FIFO and near-expiry flags; as a result, returns drop.

Scan competitors for prices, promos and share-of-shelf; in addition, insights feed weekly decisions.

Report fast with same-day photo audits and actionable notes; finally, issues close on time.

In short, we protect your OSA, planograms, pricing and promo — the four pillars of retail execution.

Merchandising Services in Saudi Arabia — Channels We Execute

Modern Trade (Hyper/Supermarkets) such as
Panda,
Al Othaim,

Carrefour, Lulu, Danube, BinDawood, Tamimi, Manuel, Farm and Nesto. Here, planograms are tight, weekly resets happen often and end-caps or islands are key. Typically, stores receive two to three visits per week.

General Trade / Convenience in neighborhood groceries and petrol C-stores. Here, counter visibility, coolers and quick revisit cycles matter, while van-sales sync keeps stock moving.

Pharmacies & Beauty like Nahdi and Al-Dawaa. Specifically, regulated claims, testers hygiene and micro-planograms require disciplined routines.

Wholesale & Cash-and-Carry where pallet islands, bulk price communication and long-distance visibility drive conversion.

HoReCa with back-of-house availability and front-of-house branding; moreover, equipment uptime is monitored.

Specialty & Electronics using live demos and trained explainers to lift conversion.

E-/Q-commerce (dark stores) through digital merchandising: accurate content, hero images, stock sync and reviews health.

Case Snippet – Grocery Shelf Reset – Rice Category(Modern Trade, Jeddah)

Below is a real shelf execution from our field teams in KSA. We partner with leading distributors and brand owners, including
Okam, to keep availability high and pricing or promo labels clean at the point of purchase.

KPIs & Dashboards

Availability tracks OSA and OOS, while back-store to shelf conversion shows how fast stock reaches the shopper.

Visibility monitors Planogram accuracy, Share-of-Shelf, secondary displays and POSM uptime.

Commercial hygiene focuses on Price Accuracy and Promo Compliance to protect shopper trust.

Quality flags near-expiry and manages RTV to keep freshness high.

Productivity follows stores per visit, tasks completed and right-first-time.

Insights compile competitor maps, photos and store feedback for weekly actions.

Our Operating Model (built for KSA)

RAMS & Teaming clarify roles, accountabilities, measurements and systems.

Coverage & routes design journey plans per channel and door priority by city; moreover, seasonal blitz can be added.

Training & tools include category playbooks, planogram SOPs, POSM handling, uniforms and equipment.

Governance runs weekly performance huddles during pilot; in addition, quarterly Top-to-Top aligns decisions.

Delivery discipline protects store time for execution only, while out-of-journey work stays controlled.

Data & proof provide same-day photo audits, a weekly dashboard and a monthly review with root causes and actions.

FAQs

How is Modern Trade different from General Trade? Planograms and compliance are stricter in MT; however, GT needs speed, counter impact and higher visit frequency.

How do you prove impact without sales data? We use photo proof and KPI trends such as OSA, share-of-shelf, promo and price accuracy; when sales are shared, we correlate.

Can you handle POSM and sampling? Yes, we deploy end-caps, islands, chillers and counter stands, while trained promoters amplify conversions.

Do you manage expiry/RTV? Yes, FIFO and near-expiry flags are standard, and RTV is coordinated with stores or distributors.

Do you support e-commerce? We govern SKU content, hero images and stock sync for dark-store or Q-commerce partners.

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