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Merchant restock — HDPE & compression gap-fill (Johannesburg)

Rapid restock of HDPE drainage and compression SKUs after an unexpected civils spike cleared the counter.

National merchant branch (Johannesburg metro) · 2025-09-12

Challenge

The branch lost several fast movers in a single week while two large civils crews were buying in parallel. Counter staff were unsure which insert kits matched muddy samples from site.

Solution

We supplied a compatibility matrix for the top three pipe stamps seen locally, pre-bagged insert kits for those ODs, and a same-week top-up on bends and couplers most often paired with those inserts.

Results

  • Fewer counter returns caused by mismatched inserts
  • Faster confidence when contractors brought field samples
  • Cleaner handover notes between day and night shift buyers

Representative of merchant velocity work: we optimise for counter certainty, not only box volume.

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