In the dynamic world of merchandise planning, many companies have long relied on the versatility and user-friendliness of Microsoft Excel. However, as organizations expand, the manual processes and ...

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Many retailers are unknowingly operating with a blind side in their planning and merchandising that threatens to derail them on their path to customer-centricity. Merchandise planning is the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Nikki Baird is a top global retail innovation and technology advisor. When you think of AI in terms of prediction, there is almost ...

Southern department store retailer Belk has tapped SAS to transform its merchandise planning systems throughout its 304 stores. “With SAS demand forecasting and planning we’ll make more productive use ...

Previously, Finish Line would begin its merchandise planning process 10 months prior to receiving any products, according to Brad Eckhart, Senior VP of Planning and Allocation. “We’d begin with high ...

Union-based Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. on Monday said it has named John Welling as senior vice president (SVP), Merchandise Planning, Allocation & Operations, effective immediately. Welling will report to ...

Merchandising has always been the nerve center of retailing and remains at the core of what distinguishes a retailer to this day. The key function of a store’s chief merchant is to define the ...