Glimja Swaps Guesswork for Solid Data with Inventory Planner’s Advanced CSV Connector

“Inventory Planner just works. The Advanced CSV Connector gives us reliable, nightly updates we can trust. Now we make decisions based on data, not gut feeling.” – Moon van der Meide, CEO, Glimja

Background

Glimja is a Swedish e-commerce retailer dedicated to promoting healthy, natural living across the Nordics. The brand’s range includes more than 4,500 SKUs, from supplements to sustainable beauty and home products.

Operating exclusively online with a modern headless tech stack – including Brink Commerce, Shoplab and Ongoing WMS – Glimja’s mission is to improve people’s health through natural, toxin-free products.

A modern connector for a modern tech stack

Before using Inventory Planner, Glimja’s purchasing team relied on spreadsheets to forecast demand and plan orders across thousands of products and hundreds of suppliers. The process was time-consuming, error-prone and caused endless headaches.

As CEO Moon van der Meide explains: “We struggled to plan proactively. We had stockouts on bestsellers and overstock on slow movers.”

The situation became even more challenging after moving to a new, headless e-commerce platform. Standard integrations couldn’t support the complex data flow between systems, leaving Glimja without a stable connection to its most important planning tool.

That’s when the team turned to Inventory Planner’s Advanced CSV Connector, designed to allow high-growth retailers with custom tech stacks and large data volumes to connect seamlessly with Inventory Planner.

Building on the success of our Starter CSV Connector, the Advanced version supports incremental updates, faster syncs, detailed error reporting and secure nightly automation – all essential for Glimja’s 24/7 operations.

The connector’s flexibility lets Glimja link its Shoplab product data and Ongoing WMS directly into Inventory Planner, without custom development or third-party middleware.

From chaos to calm

Since adopting Inventory Planner via the Advanced CSV Connector, Glimja has transformed its inventory management, achieving more accurate forecasting and a major improvement in product availability.

The purchasing team now works directly from replenishment reports that automatically update overnight, ensuring they always buy the right products at the right time.

“We’ve increased availability of our key products from 82% to over 90%. That’s a huge improvement, especially when some suppliers have long lead times,” says Moon.

Inventory Planner’s insights now guide decisions across the business, from marketing campaigns to pricing and finance. The tool’s clear reports help teams spot seasonal patterns, plan promotions and assess brand performance at a glance.

The connector’s stability has also freed the team from manual monitoring. With nightly syncs running reliably, Glimja can trust its data is always up to date and error-free.

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