Mollie Stone’s Markets Invests in Digital Supply Chain Operating System Vori

Vori, a digital B2B ordering platform optimizing the grocery supply chain, has partnered with and received investment from Mollie Stone’s Markets, an independent family-owned grocer that has served Northern California for more than three decades, across nine store locations. 

With this investment, Vori plans to continue to build turn-key solutions that power independent grocery retailers.

“Mollie Stone’s Markets is innovative and forward-thinking, making them a model for natural and independent grocers all over the country,” said Brandon Hill, CEO and Co-founder of Vori. “Their investment gives us and the industry, a signal that Vori is on the right path. We’re thrilled to have Mollie Stone’s as a partner on our journey toward a less fragmented grocery supply chain.”

Mollie Stone’s has experienced the benefits of Vori firsthand, seeing manual inventory replenishment processes, such as handwriting orders and calling suppliers to place wholesale orders, completely transformed into just a few clicks. Vori’s technology allows Mollie Stone’s buyers to walk their aisles once and reorder merchandise from multiple vendors. The buyers find it easier to access the products their communities need and love without worrying about ordering mistakes or errors, such as under or over-ordering, due to Vori’s digital inventory tracking and electronic order history.

Like many independent markets, Mollie Stone’s has faced the challenges of time-consuming, antiquated reordering processes. When the Mollie Stone’s team implemented Vori, they found that the platform’s easy-to-use digital interface and scanning app made inventory replenishment faster and more seamless, thus reducing time spent on reordering and increasing the time they are able to spend on serving customers. On average, retailers using Vori cut the time it takes to replenish inventory by up to 80 percent. Vori’s wall-to-wall ordering platform also allows Mollie Stone’s to digitally connect with their suppliers in one place, alleviating reliance on in-person re-ordering via sales representatives.

“As a cornerstone for several communities across Northern California, the increased efficiency that Vori has brought our business allows us to serve our customers better,” said Aaron Stone, Vice President of Mollie Stone’s Markets. “As we look toward the future of the natural and independent retail industry, we know solutions such as Vori are vital to our survival. We look forward to continuing to work with Vori to build solutions on which we and our industry peers can rely.”