How Traxlo helps retailers prepare for Christmas, Halloween and other major events

Christmas, Halloween and Black Friday create huge retail opportunities - and intense operational pressure. One absence or unexpected spike in pallet volumes can quickly leave shelves empty, orders delayed and store teams overstretched.

The answer is not simply more labour. It is trained support in the right store, at the right time, completing the right task.

Traxlo gives retailers on-demand access to trained gig workers, known as taskers. Stores and regional managers can activate taskers for clearly defined work exactly when demand appears - without permanently increasing baseline labour.

Flexible capacity where retailers need it most

Peak demand does not follow a fixed rota. One store may need extra support for only a few hours. The next day, 50 taskers may be required across multiple locations - and the day after that, none at all. Traxlo makes this level of flexibility possible.

Through Traxlo’s self-service tasks dashboard, retailers can order extra support whenever and wherever it is needed. Peak-season tasks can include:

- Shelf replenishment

- Restocking fast-selling Christmas, Halloween and promotional ranges.

- E-commerce, click-and-collect and rapid-delivery picking.

- Short-notice support for absence, backlog or demand spikes.

- Micro-shifts when a full temporary shift is unnecessary.

Protecting availability in UK convenience retail

Costcutter stores have introduced Traxlo for on-demand replenishment, beginning with a store in Manchester. Taskers handle defined restocking work while permanent colleagues remain focused on customers and core operations.

"Traxlo's taskers were ready to go from the moment they walked in - no training necessary. They handled the restocking so efficiently that we never had to worry about empty shelves.", - Kersheaup Vagadja, Director and Owner of a Costcutter shop

For Christmas and Halloween, that means getting high-demand products from delivery to shelf quickly - without creating a training burden during the busiest weeks of the year.

Protecting online sales when orders surge

Seasonal peaks also put e-commerce capacity under pressure. If picking cannot scale with order volumes, retailers risk delays, cancellations and lost revenue.

Traxlo provides a flexible picking layer for peak-hour e-commerce and rapid-delivery demand. Carrefour Romania launched its partnership with Traxlo to support online order preparation through a pay-per-task model.

"As a leader in e-grocery, our priority is to continuously develop this business segment to be as close as possible to customers. Today, approximately 350 stores are already integrated into rapid delivery platforms. Through this partnership, we can introduce an additional level of operational flexibility, enabling us to respond faster and better to the constantly changing needs of consumers.", - Bogdan Moise, E-commerce Director, Carrefour Romania

Proven during Rimi Lithuania's Christmas peak

Rimi Lithuania used Traxlo's self-service dashboard across the majority of its Lithuanian stores. During the Christmas period, Rimi ordered thousands of tasks and achieved a 91% completion rate. Regional managers deployed support when pallet volumes were highest, particularly before the busiest customer hours, reducing pressure on store teams.

Thousands

of ordered tasks

91%

Christmas period task completion

Reduced workload

for stores during peak periods

“During peak periods, we were able to respond quickly to real-time situations in our stores and deploy support exactly where it was needed most.” - Rimi Lithuania Regional Manager

Prepare for the next peak

Talk to Traxlo about building an on-demand replenishment and e-commerce picking layer for Christmas, Halloween, Black Friday and other major retail events.