Planning and Budgeting
Category planning, OTB budgeting, and financial plans with guardrails and mid-season re-forecast.
Retail Merchandising System
Retail Merchandising System for Retail
Plan, buy, allocate, and price with precision. Manage assortment and category planning, OTB budgeting, vendor terms, allocation and replenishment, size curves and clustering, planograms, lifecycle and markdowns, and omni channel inventory. Integrated with POS, ERP, WMS, and e-commerce.
Merchandising Impact
Merch Suite
Planning, Allocation, Pricing
- Category and assortment planning
- OTB budgeting and vendor terms
- Allocation and replenishment
- Omni channel inventory
Optimized for Merchandising
Comprehensive Merchandising Management
Our merchandising system provides end-to-end planning, allocation, and pricing for retail operations of all sizes.
Allocation and Replenishment
Initial allocation, demand models, min and max levels, and transfers for optimal stock placement.
Core Features
Standard Features for Merchandising
Comprehensive feature set covering planning, allocation, pricing, and inventory management. Enable features progressively based on your merchandising needs.
Category and Assortment Planning
Financial and unit plans, seasonal flows, range width and depth, and attribute curation.
Open to Buy (OTB) Budgeting
Top down or bottom up OTB with guardrails and re-forecast mid-season.
Vendor and Terms Management
Agreements, lead times, MOQ, rebates, consignment, chargebacks, and scorecards.
Merchandise Financial Planning
Sales, margin, inventory, and receipts plan at category, cluster, and store levels.
Allocation and Replenishment
Initial allocation, min and max, demand and sell through models, and transfers.
Clustering and Size Curves
Clustering by profile, climate, and store type. Size curves by category and region.
Pricing and Markdowns
Everyday price, promotions, clearance rules, elasticity, and markdown optimization.
Planograms and Space
Fixture and shelf plans, facings, adjacencies, and compliance tracking.
Product Lifecycle
Intro, peak, and decline plans with exit strategy and terminal stock control.
Master Data and Item Onboarding
Attributes, images, GTIN, HSN, variants, vendor packs, and quality gates.
Omni channel Inventory
Single view across DC, store, and online. Click and collect and ship from store.
Dashboards and Alerts
Sell through, stock cover, GMROI, price and mix effects, and exception queues.
Integrations
POS and ERP, WMS, e-commerce and marketplaces, and Data Warehouse and BI.
Business Benefits
Why Choose Our Merchandising System
Drive better financial outcomes, localize relevance, speed to action, strengthen supplier deals, and enable omni channel readiness.
Better Financial Outcomes
GMROI up through disciplined planning and lifecycle controls.
Localized Relevance
Clusters and size curves match demand at each store.
Speed to Action
Exception driven workflows keep inventory healthy.
Stronger Supplier Deals
Terms, rebates, and scorecards improve margins.
Omni channel Ready
Unified inventory supports new fulfilment options.
Audit Ready
Clear approval flow and change history.
Technology and Integration
Seamless Integration with Retail Systems
The system integrates with POS, ERP, WMS, e-commerce platforms, and data warehouses for end-to-end merchandising visibility.
Integration Points
- POS systems for real-time sales data
- ERP for financial consolidation
- WMS for warehouse operations
- E-commerce platforms and marketplaces
- Data Warehouse and BI tools
- API-first architecture with SSO support
What You Get
- Branding (reports and docs)
- Custom workflows and rules
- Trial access until go-live
- Annual maintenance including change requests
- On-prem or cloud deployment
Implementation Approach
Structured Rollout, Measurable Outcomes
A practical rollout approach to implement merchandising capabilities with measurable results. Validate the system with realistic retail scenarios before full-scale deployment.
Before Go Live
- Category planning and OTB configuration.
- Vendor onboarding and terms setup.
- Clustering and size curve definition.
- Integration testing with POS and ERP.
- Financial plan and allocation model validation.
After Go Live
- Active support and merchandising monitoring.
- Allocation optimization and demand model tuning.
- Enhanced pricing and markdown strategies.
- Ongoing lifecycle management and exit strategies.
Rayterton can start without upfront payment. The focus is to validate fit through working workflows and real outputs before scaling rollout.