Schnuck Markets Inc., the St. Louis, Mo.-based operator of more than 100 grocery and food stores throughout the Midwest, has selected RedPrairie’s Workforce Management solution to master the chain’s labor schedules.

RedPrairie’s Workforce Management solution will assist the company in tracking time and attendance, accruals, forecasting and optimized scheduling in Schnuck’s stores, which include almost a dozen convenience stores.

“The leaders of Schnuck Markets Inc. are committed to providing its more than 15,000 associates with the tools they need to provide excellent service to our valued customers,” said Christine Mittendorf, Schnuck’s director of continuous improvement. “We selected RedPrairie because they have the grocery and workforce management expertise to help us improve the efficiency of our scheduling procedures in an effort to provide even higher levels of service to our customers. We found that RedPrairie has the most comprehensive workforce management solution, including a best in class forecasting and scheduling optimization engine. “

RedPrairie provides retail operations management systems, including its Workforce Management solution, which manages time and attendance, business forecasting, labor demand planning, automated optimized scheduling, associate self service, dashboards with configurable alerts and computer-based training.

“Moving to RedPrairie’s Workforce Management solution will enable Schnuck Markets to see immediate results that will positively impact their ability to schedule, staff, and support their more than 15,000 associates,” said Mike Mayoras, RedPrairie’s CEO. “We are excited to be working with such a progressive grocery company.”

Founded in 1939, Schnuck operates stores in Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, Iowa, Tennessee and Mississippi.

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