Sharjah Cooperative Society Selects LEAFIO AI to Automate Merchandising and Assortment Management Across 30 Stores

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Updated: Jul 2, 2026
Sharjah Cooperative Society Selects LEAFIO AI to Automate Merchandising and Assortment Management Across 30 Stores
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UAE cooperative deploys LEAFIO Shelf Efficiency and Assortment Performance in a phased rollout covering its full supermarket network in the Emirate of Sharjah

Key Facts
Organisation Sharjah Cooperative Society (Sharjah Coop)
Country United Arab Emirates
Retail format Supermarkets
Rollout scope 30 supermarkets across the Emirate of Sharjah (Phase 1)
Modules deployed LEAFIO Shelf Efficiency; LEAFIO Assortment Performance

Sharjah Cooperative Society (Sharjah Coop), one of the most established supermarket chains in the Emirate of Sharjah, has selected the LEAFIO AI Retail Platform to advance its digital transformation strategy. The rollout covers 30 supermarkets in Phase 1, with both LEAFIO Shelf Efficiency and LEAFIO Assortment Performance deployed as part of an interconnected platform that shares a single data layer across modules.

Why Sharjah Coop Selected LEAFIO AI

Sharjah Coop evaluated available market solutions before selecting LEAFIO AI. The decisive factor was the platform's ecosystem architecture: all modules operate on a shared data layer, ensuring that merchandising and assortment decisions are informed by the same data set and do not require manual reconciliation between systems.

The cooperative needed to convert historically manual and semi-manual merchandising workflows into an integrated, automated operation. LEAFIO AI provides centralized tools for planogram creation, store-specific layout management, compliance tracking, and assortment optimization, enabling consistent retail standards across stores of varying sizes and formats.

Deployment Scope
Stores in scope 30 supermarkets (Phase 1)
Geography Emirate of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Rollout model Phased across all stores in scope
Module 1 LEAFIO Shelf Efficiency: automated planogram creation, compliance analytics, visual merchandising optimisation, AI image recognition
Module 2 LEAFIO Assortment Performance: strategic assortment decisions and category optimisation

"Our goal is to deliver a modern, reliable, and efficient shopping experience for the communities we serve. To achieve this, we needed a technology partner capable of transforming our merchandising and assortment operations at scale. LEAFIO AI stood out with its interconnected platform and deep retail expertise."
Zied Hammami, Representative, Sharjah Cooperative Society 

"Sharjah Coop has a clear vision of how data and automation can enhance store operations. By combining LEAFIO Shelf Efficiency and LEAFIO Assortment Performance, the cooperative will gain full transparency into category performance, faster execution cycles, and consistent retail standards across its store network."
Jane Medwin, Co-founder and CCO, LEAFIO AI

About Sharjah Coop

Legal name Sharjah Cooperative Society
Known as Sharjah Coop
Headquarters Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Retail format Supermarkets
Network Operates supermarkets serving local communities across the Emirate of Sharjah

About LEAFIO AI

LEAFIO AI is a global retail optimization software platform trusted by more than 250 retail chains across 40 countries and 30,000 stores worldwide. The LEAFIO AI Retail Platform is an interconnected ecosystem of modules, including Inventory Optimization, Shelf Efficiency, Assortment Performance, and Promotion Management, which share a single data layer to help retailers automate merchandising, optimize assortments, and make data-driven decisions at scale. LEAFIO AI also offers Logistics Solutions to support end-to-end supply chain operations.

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