K3S-Replenish® Store Level is an inventory replenishment system developed by King III Solutions, Inc. (K3S). While originally only used to calculate how many cartons of cigarettes a convenience store needs, the system has been expanded to work with the entire range of products at a store. 

For cigarettes, Store Level determines how much to send to the store by having the store managers count how many cartons they have on hand for each product. By knowing how many cartons are on hand, Store Level can generate the amount needed for each product. 

K3S-Replenish® Store Level started as a joint idea through K3S and a convenience store distributor. This distributor wanted a smarter way to manage its store’s most valuable inventory, cigarettes, while not requiring any equipment change at the store. Using K3S-Replenish® Warehouse software as a starting point, the two companies were able to develop K3S-Replenish® Store Level. 

Since the Store Level interfaces and programs have evolved from K3S-Replenish® Warehouse, this means the screens and field names remain unchanged from the Warehouse software. However, the math has been adapted to specifically address replenish inventory at the convenience store level. As a user it may take you some time to adjust to the field names and column headings created for warehouse use, but it gets easier with time. 

K3S-Replenish® Store Level requires a joint effort between the Store Level Coordinator and the store manager. The Store Level coordinator is initially responsible for the proper setup of the store and training of the store’s manager. After setup has been completed, the Store Level coordinator will monitor all K3S-Replenish® Store Level stores and provide assistance to the store managers when needed.

The store manager’s job is to count inventory on all of the Store Level products using the 5 rules. It is not uncommon for a store manager to try to outthink the system by sending faulty inventory quantities. The key to success with the Store Level system is getting each store manager to trust the system and transmit valid inventory quantities.