Shoprite: 100 million+ stock SKU codes processed for Africa’s largest food retailer

Industrial-scale inventory data processing anchoring Africa's largest retail supply chain.

100m+

SKU codes processed

Monthly

cycles

10+ yrs

trusted partnership

3,600+

stores in the network

Shoprite customer logo
Shoprite is Africa’s largest food retailer, supporting an extensive multi-format network of over 3,600 stores across eight countries with over 170,000 employees.

The Challenge

Processing and validating massive volumes of physical handwritten inventory stock sheets monthly, to maintain tight logistical control across a sprawling retail footprint.

The Solution

Engineered an industrial-strength data capture framework built to absorb, balance and process high-density retail stock records during compressed reconciliation cycles.

The Impact

Maintained absolute stock trend visibility across thousands of storefronts, helping optimise supply chain networks and mitigate inventory shrinkage.

We are very satisfied with every aspect of your service including: data capture turnaround, validity, completeness, pricing, accuracy and your overall quality and service. We will continue to use your document processing services and recommend them to others.

Shoprite, Southern Africa

Common Questions

How does OutProsys keep handwritten capture accurate at this volume?

Every handwritten document is captured independently by two separate operators, our Double Capture method, which achieves a verified accuracy rate above 98% on handwriting that automated OCR alone cannot read reliably.

How is sensitive data protected?

OutProsys is ISO 9001:2015 certified and complies with both POPIA (South Africa) and GDPR (UK and EU). Work happens in a controlled facility with strict access policies, and data is returned over secure, encrypted channels.

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