DALLAS, July 16, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Logile, the global leade i AI-powe ed Co ected Wo kfo ce solutio s, se vi g some of the wo ld’s la gest a d most ope atio ally complex etaile s, today a ou ced
Retaile s make billio s of dolla s of wo kfo ce, ope atio al, a d se vice- elated decisio s eve y yea . Those decisio s shape p oductivity, custome expe ie ce, p ofitability, a d g owth. Yet most o ga izatio s still ely o disco ected pla i g p ocesses, assumptio s, a d histo ical ave ages to guide decisio s whose co seque ces may ot become visible u til mo ths late . As etail complexity co ti ues to i c ease, leade s eed a bette way to u de sta d the impact of e te p ise decisio s befo e esou ces a e committed a d executio begi s.
EPS establishes a ew app oach to e te p ise wo kfo ce pla i g a d decisio -maki g. Usi g AI, ope atio al models a d sto e-specific data, etaile s ca simulate st ategic decisio s ac oss thousa ds of sto es simulta eously, u de sta d thei fi a cial a d ope atio al co seque ces, compa e alte atives, a d fi alize the optimal e te p ise st ategy befo e committi g labo i vestme ts.
Rathe tha elyi g o top-dow assumptio s, EPS e ables o ga izatio s to c eate t ue bottom-up e te p ise labo budgets.
Th ough Logile’s EPS, pla i g teams ca build u limited wo kfo ce simulatio s, evaluati g cha ges to staffi g models, labo sta da ds, se vice levels, ope ati g hou s, wage st uctu es, p oductivity i itiatives, a d ope atio al st ategies. Multiple simulatio s ca the be combi ed i to a si gle e te p ise wo kfo ce pla , allowi g Fi a ce, Sto e Ope atio s a d Huma Resou ces to collabo atively select the optimal mix of st ategies.
EPS empowe s etaile leade ship to:
Simulate wo kfo ce a d ope atio al sce a ios ac oss hu d eds o thousa ds of sto es simulta eously.Evaluate p ojected impacts with sto e-level p ecisio , a alyzi g outcomes by sto e, depa tme t, ole, a d 15-mi ute i te val usi g AI dema d fo ecasts, e gi ee ed labo sta da ds, a d ope atio al assumptio s.Co ti uously ecalculate simulatio s as fo ecasts, labo sta da ds, wage ates, p oductivity ta gets, a d busi ess co ditio s cha ge.Alig Ope atio s, Fi a ce, HR, a d Sto e Leade ship a ou d a sha ed pla i g e vi o me t a d commo assumptio s, c eati g g eate co fide ce i wo kfo ce i vestme t decisio s.C eate a d mai tai a u ified e te p ise labo budget by compa i g wo kfo ce sce a ios, selecti g the optimal mix of st ategies, a d p omoti g app oved simulatio s i to a si gle sou ce of pla i g t uth ac oss labo pla i g, scheduli g, executio , a d pe fo ma ce measu eme t.
The eed fo this capability is suppo ted by ece t i dust y esea ch. Acco di g to the RSR a d Logile 2026 State of the Retail Wo kfo ce Repo t, 40% of etaile s epo t i co siste t p oductivity a d executio ac oss sto es, while a othe 40% say custome expectatio s al eady exceed what sto es co siste tly delive . I a sepa ate Logile su vey of 500 f o tli e associates, 77% epo ted thei sto es egula ly lose sales because of poo scheduli g decisio s, while o ly 36% epo ted schedules co siste tly eflect actual custome dema d.
EPS add esses the oot cause of these challe ges by helpi g etaile s optimize wo kfo ce decisio s befo e they become ope atio al co st ai ts.
“Retaile s make c itical wo kfo ce a d ope atio al decisio s eve y day with limited visibility i to how those decisio s will impact sto e executio ,” said Steve Nethe to , Chief Ope ati g Office , Valla ta Supe ma kets. “The ability to simulate decisio s befo e committi g esou ces has the pote tial to t a sfo m etail pla i g. We a e excited to pa t e with Logile as a ea ly adopte of E te p ise P oductivity Simulato a d help shape a solutio that b i gs g eate co fide ce, alig me t, a d p edictability to e te p ise decisio -maki g.”
While EPS add esses a immediate wo kfo ce pla i g challe ge, Logile believes simulatio will play a much b oade ole i helpi g etaile s evaluate e te p ise decisio s befo e executio begi s.
“E te p ise P oductivity Simulato is a impo ta t step towa d a b oade visio fo etail pla i g a d simulatio ,” said Pu a Mish a, Fou de a d CEO of Logile. “Fo decades, etaile s have ma aged fo ecasti g, wo kfo ce pla i g, budgeti g, a d executio th ough sepa ate p ocesses a d disco ected systems, maki g it difficult to u de sta d how decisio s made at the e te p ise level ultimately impact sto e pe fo ma ce. We believe the futu e lies i b i gi g pla i g, simulatio , a d executio togethe withi a u ified e vi o me t whe e leade s ca evaluate alte atives, u de sta d t ade-offs, a d alig decisio s befo e executio begi s. Ove time, this fou datio ca evolve i to a wo kfo ce a d sto e ope atio s digital twi that co ti uously co ects e te p ise st ategy with sto e-level eality, helpi g etaile s move f om pla i g based o assumptio s to pla i g based o p ojected outcomes.”
Built o Logile’s Co ected Wo kfo ce Platfo m a d adva ced labo pla i g fou datio , EPS exte ds wo kfo ce pla i g beyo d budgeti g a d fo ecasti g, e abli g etaile s to co ect st ategic wo kfo ce decisio s with dow st eam executio a d busi ess outcomes.
By combi i g AI-powe ed fo ecasti g, labo pla i g, simulatio , a d executio withi a commo ope ati g f amewo k, Logile is helpi g etaile s make mo e co fide t wo kfo ce decisio s, educe pla i g isk, a d imp ove p oductivity ac oss the e te p ise.
To lea mo e about the capabilities withi EPS, visit logile.com/solutio s/e te p ise-p oductivity-simulato .
Logile helps etaile s u g eat sto es with co fide ce. As a global leade i AI-powe ed Co ected Wo kfo ce solutio s, Logile cuts th ough ope atio al chaos with o e platfo m a d o e pla to keep eve y shift, shelf, a d sto e i sy c. A etail AI t ailblaze fou ded i 2005, Logile makes dema d-d ive ope atio s eal a d epeatable by u ifyi g fo ecasti g, labo scheduli g, task executio , i ve to y, f esh ope atio s ma ageme t, a d food safety i to a si gle platfo m. The esult: less waste, labo alig ed to eal dema d, st o ge executio , a d co siste tly bette -pe fo mi g sto es. Lea mo e at logile.com.
