Retail Planning & Category Management

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Retail Planning & Category Management

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Retail Planning & Category Management

Optimizing store space, inventory, and on-shelf availability

Shoppers alternating between in-store, online, and home delivery options, complicating inventory management. Retail stores evolving into multi-functional spaces serving as distribution centers, “buy online and pick up in store” locations, and return hubs, requiring adjustments in layout and staffing. In this complex environment, retailers must leverage integrated merchandise operations systems to optimize performance and control inventory. Blue Yonder provides the seamless planning suite to deliver pinpoint accuracy when it comes to getting the right inventory in the right place at the right time and the right price.

What you can achieve with Blue Yonder

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Adored by brands, recognized by analysts

Blue Yonder has been named a Leader in three 2024 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ Reports

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Capabilities

Efficient control and agile intelligence

Allocation & Replenishment

Boost accuracy, improve margins, and satisfy customers

Optimize your distribution network inventory with Blue Yonder's automated replenishment inventory planning system solution: Better More accurate planning, profitable stock improved margins and satisfied customers.
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Demand Planning

Improve customer service and optimize inventory

Boost customer service while reducing inventory with demand planning tools using artificial intelligence, machine learning, market proven algorithms and intelligent insights.
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Merchandising

Drive sales growth and customer loyalty

Increase annual and comp-store sales, improve selling pattern analysis, conversion rates, revenue and loyalty with our integrated retail merchandising system.
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Space Management

Maximize revenue and track important KPIs

Optimize store space, inventory, and on-shelf availability with smarter, more accurate merchandise space allocation decisions that drive revenue growth and measure KPIs using robust analytics.
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Benefits

Transform Retail Planning & Category Management with Blue Yonder

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Enhanced agility and resilience

Blue Yonder allows rapid adaptation to market changes and unexpected events, ensuring retailers can swiftly adjust assortments and strategies to meet evolving consumer demands.
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AI-assisted planning

Benefit from faster and more accurate forecasting and decision-making processes, leveraging data insights to optimize inventory levels, promotional strategies, and pricing, thereby improving overall operational efficiency.
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Shopping made to measure

By tying decisions back to the shopper through category management solutions, retailers can create more personalized experiences, increasing customer satisfaction and loyalty while driving higher sales and profitability.
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Minimize margin loss maximize profitability

Retail planning software provides real-time visibility into product performance, enabling proactive adjustments to pricing, promotions, and inventory levels to maximize margins and reduce markdowns.
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Lower inventory levels

Optimized demand forecasting and inventory management capabilities reduce carrying costs and free up capital for strategic investments while ensuring product availability and minimizing stockouts.
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Higher levels of automation

Streamline routine tasks and enable retail teams to focus more on strategic initiatives and shopper-centric activities, facilitating better alignment between planning and execution across warehouses, transportation, and labor resources for improved operational efficiency and cost savings.

Case Studies 

Success stories in Retail Planning & Category Management

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