Global Retail Business Solutions

What Global Retail Business Solutions does

Global Retail Business Solutions (GRBS) is a privately held Netherlands-based software company, founded in 2005, that provides category management and space planning software for the retail industry. The firm serves retailers, manufacturers, and wholesalers across both Food and Non-Food verticals, claiming coverage in 25+ countries across 4 continents through a network of local distribution partners. With a small team of 1-10 employees, GRBS operates a partnership-heavy, asset-light model, supplemented by in-house retail space consulting.

GRBS's product suite includes Retail Shelf Planner (planogram software), Retail Floor Planner (store layout tools), Retail Merchandising Center (category management platform), Retail Product Images (product data and content), and Retail Space Consulting (advisory services). The company distributes through five product-dedicated web properties and maintains 50+ localized country/region website variations, indicating a multi-channel digital acquisition strategy. The technology stack appears to be a traditional category management suite without disclosed AI/ML components.

The business model combines software licensing or subscription revenue (across four product lines) with professional services revenue from Retail Space Consulting. Distribution is partner-led internationally, suggesting revenue mechanics depend on a long tail of small-to-mid-market accounts rather than enterprise anchor contracts. The company is self-funded, with no external capital raises disclosed.

Name

Global Retail Business Solutions

Legal name

Global Retail Business Solutions Ltd.

Website

https://globalretailbs.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Global Retail Business Solutions provides category management, planogram, and floor planning software plus retail space consulting for retailers, manufacturers, and wholesalers, distributed across 25+ countries via local partners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Retail Category Management Software

NAICS

Custom Computer Programming Services (541511)

akta.pro primary industry

Category Management & Assortment Strategy Services (CRAOAOAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Market, Shopper & Category Insights / Research Services (CRAOAOAI), Category Management & Retail Analytics (MPAAAJAI)

Keywords

• Category management software
• Planogram software tools
• Retail space planning
• Store layout optimization
• Retail merchandising consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Grez-doiceau

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Software Licenses: Revenue from software products including Retail Shelf Planner, Retail Floor Planner, and Retail Merchandising Center. These are sold as license/subscription products with dedicated product websites.
2. Professional Services: Consulting services for category management, trade marketing, planogram creation, store layout development, sales data analysis, and product database management.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Global Retail Business Solutions sells a software suite for category management in retail, comprising Retail Shelf Planner (planogram software), Retail Floor Planner (store layout optimization), and Retail Merchandising Center (database-driven planogram/floorplan management with IT system integration). The software is bundled with two professional services: Retail Product Images (product photography and dimensional data capture) and Retail Space Consulting (category management and trade marketing consulting), sold to retailers, wholesalers, and manufacturers in Food and Non-Food sectors.

Product overview

Global Retail Business Solutions offers a portfolio of three core software products (Retail Shelf Planner, Retail Floor Planner, Retail Merchandising Center) and two supporting services (Retail Product Images, Retail Space Consulting). The software suite enables retailers and manufacturers to create planograms, design store layouts, and manage retail space planning activities. Retail Merchandising Center serves as the database-driven hub that integrates Retail Shelf Planner and Retail Floor Planner data, enabling enterprise-level planogram maintenance and IT system integration. The complementary service offerings provide professional photography and expert consulting support for organizations lacking internal resources.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Retail Shelf Planner: Budget- and user-friendly planogram software for creating professional shelf layouts.
• Retail Floor Planner
• Retail Merchandising Center
• Retail Product Images
• Retail Space Consulting

Products and services

• Retail Shelf Planner

Quantifiable outcome

• Improved efficiency and financial results through professional product imagery
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Local PartnerscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThe company works with local partners around the world to combine global knowledge, tools, and experience with strong local knowledge, implementation, and efficiency. Local partners help cover different regions as it's not cost-efficient to cover the whole world from one location. The company is open to discussing partnerships with companies that can add value to their worldwide network.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Planorama: French vendor of planogram and merchandising-image-recognition software for CPG and retail; comparable niche player with similar budget-friendly positioning and SMB-to-enterprise mix.
• DotActiv: South Africa-based provider of planogram, floorplan, and category-management software; closely comparable in product scope (shelf, floor, merchandising) and target retail verticals.
• AFS Retail Solutions: Retail merchandising and category-management software vendor serving grocers and mass merchants; comparable product breadth across planogram, assortment, and space planning.
• Quant Retail: UK-based provider of planogram, range, and floorplan software for retail and CPG; similar boutique scale and feature parity with Retail Shelf Planner and Retail Floor Planner.

Broad incumbents

• RELEX Solutions: Enterprise retail planning platform spanning supply chain, assortment, space, and category management; overlaps GRBS's category-management focus as part of a broader suite.
• Blue Yonder: Large enterprise vendor (formerly JDA) offering category management, space planning, and replenishment within an integrated retail platform; broad incumbent competitor in the same space.
• SymphonyAI Retail: Enterprise AI-driven merchandising, category, and supply-chain suite; competes in the same category-management end market with significantly larger R&D resources.
• Aptos: Retail technology vendor (formerly K2 Retail) covering merchandising, planning, and store operations; broad incumbent with category and space-management capabilities overlapping GRBS offerings.
• Circana (formerly NielsenIQ Category Management): Global insights and category-management solutions provider serving CPG and retail; overlaps with GRBS's category-management and shopper-insights services at much larger scale.
• KSS Retail (Cognizant): Price optimization and category-management software now within Cognizant's retail offering; broad incumbent serving similar retailers with overlapping shelf and assortment functionality.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC31Au_BCJTLVAkR78A1Of5A
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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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