Merchandise planning and product development teams must work together to ensure that the right product gets to the right channel at the right time.
Are you working to become more customer-centric when it comes to merchandise planning? Here are six key areas to focus on.
To survive and thrive as the retail industry evolves, companies need to focus on customer-centricity in their merchandise planning. Here are the key industry trends and what they mean for retail organizations going forward.
In this series, leaders in the retail industry share their thoughts on the challenges merchandise planners face today, and what we should be thinking about for tomorrow. Today’s responses submitted by a VP of Merchandise Planning with over 10 years experience in the retail industry.
The traditional approach to planning, one that is linear and functionally-driven, is broken. Here are the benefits of an Integrated Planning approach, and five factors to keep in mind to set yourself up for success.
Data is considered a vital strategic asset, but for most companies, the lack of usability, integrity and availability of the data impedes the ability to harness its total value. Data governance can help, but requires these six factors for true success.
