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Tuesday, 24 February 2026
EDEKA Expands Partnership with Board and Chooses Board Foresight to Boost Strategic Planning and Forecasting
Retailer builds on integrated planning success by applying predictive analytics and scenario modeling across categories
Frankfurt am Main – 24 February 2026 – EDEKA Nordbayern-Sachsen-Thüringen, part of the EDEKA network, is expanding its collaboration with Board by adopting Board Foresight, a predictive analytics and scenario-planning solution designed to enhance strategic planning, forecasting and decision‐making.
As part of the next phase of the partnership, EDEKA will initially focus on improving sales forecasting in wholesale, before expanding to additional models and business functions.
Building on the success of the existing integrated business and retail planning project initiative with Board, which unified financial and operational planning across departments, this expansion marks a natural next step in EDEKA’s data-driven transformation journey.
Board Foresight extends Board’s Enterprise Planning Platform by combining internal performance data with external macroeconomic and market indicators. Using advanced correlation engines, the solution supports continuous planning across multiple time-horizons. With the new solution, EDEKA expects improved forecast accuracy, and enhanced decision-making agility.
“By working closely with Board, we not only plan to build robust forecasting models — we also want to gain the capability to develop further models ourselves over time,” said Christian Zirk, Head of Controlling at EDEKA. “We expect this step to raise our forecasting precision significantly.”
“EDEKA’s decision to adopt Board Foresight confirms how leading retailers are recognising the importance of combining internal planning data with external signals to stay ahead of market dynamics,” said David Marmer, Chief Product Officer at Board . “We are proud to support EDEKA.”
The initial focus on sales forecasts for individual product groups will serve as a pilot and template, enabling EDEKA to scale self-service planning and faster, more informed decisions enterprise-wide.
About EDEKA Nordbayern-Sachsen-Thüringen
EDEKA Nordbayern-Sachsen-Thüringen supplies around 900 retail stores in Franconia, the Upper Palatinate, Saxony, Thuringia and northern Baden-Württemberg, and is the region’s largest local food supplier. With its complex portfolio and extensive data volumes, the company opted for Board’s Enterprise Planning Platform to enable integrated business and retail planning, reduce closing times and deliver agile reporting across functions.
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