Increff Merchandising Software

Increff Merchandising Software is a cloud retail platform for connecting demand forecasting with assortment, inventory and markdown decisions. It is best suited to retailers, D2C brands and marketplaces managing location-specific stock, especially in fashion and related categories. Its broad planning coverage is attractive, but custom pricing and web-only access make it a considered enterprise purchase.

Overview

Increff combines inventory optimization, merchandising and multichannel fulfillment in one SaaS product. The platform is designed to carry a retailer from financial targets and range structure through allocation, replenishment and price reductions. That integrated workflow is more useful for coordinated merchandising teams than for a business seeking only a basic forecasting application.

Key features

Forecasting at store and attribute level

True Demand Forecasting uses self-learning algorithms to remove stockout, brokenness and liquidation noise from demand signals. It predicts demand for each store across up to 17 fashion-attribute levels. Retailers with meaningful differences by location, size or color can use that detail to make more precise buying and placement decisions; simpler assortments may not gain as much from it.

Merchandising planning suite

The Merchandising Suite covers Merchandise Financial Planning, Assortment Planning, Range Architecture, Allocation & Replenishment, Reordering and Markdown Optimization. Financial planning supports budgets by category, region and store hierarchy, with KPI tracking. Size and color, location, seasonal, scenario, open-to-buy and channel planning are supported, giving planning teams room to model practical retail constraints rather than relying on a single sales forecast.

Allocation, replenishment and markdowns

Allocation & Replenishment combines initial store allocation with automatic replenishment using live sell-through, stock levels and demand signals. This can reduce the gap between a merchandise plan and day-to-day stock decisions. Markdown Optimization weighs sell-through, stock age, style performance and demand trends to recommend both timing and discount depth, which is relevant when protecting margins while clearing slow inventory.

Connections and controls

Increff states that it has more than 1,300 pre-built integrations, including SAP, Oracle, Shopify, Amazon, Flipkart and Myntra. That breadth should help businesses operating across established enterprise and commerce systems, although implementation effort still depends on the surrounding environment. Increff states that it is ISO 27001 certified and SOC 1 Type 2 and SOC 2 Type 2 compliant. It says personal data is processed through Salesforce and Google Cloud, with encryption over public networks and whole-disk encryption at rest.

Pricing

The Increff Merchandising Software plan is a cloud SaaS offering with custom pricing; buyers must request a demo. A free trial is available, but no trial duration, seat allowance or other usage cap is published. This approach suits organizations that need a tailored commercial and implementation discussion, while smaller retailers wanting an immediately comparable monthly price may prefer a more transparent alternative.

Enterprise WMS or OMS implementation typically takes 2 to 12 weeks, depending on system complexity and warehouse count. That window matters when coordinating a launch across multiple facilities or channels.

Platforms

Increff is delivered on the web. There is no stated native desktop or mobile application, so teams expecting offline or device-specific workflows should account for the browser-only delivery.

Who it's for

The platform targets retailers, D2C brands, marketplaces and omnichannel businesses, with particular relevance to fashion, footwear, lifestyle, beauty, FMCG and grocery. It is a strong candidate for organizations that need store-level forecasting tied to financial plans, assortments, replenishment and markdown actions. It is less compelling for a small operation with one channel, little location variation or no appetite for an implementation project.

Pros and cons

• Pro: Store-by-store forecasting with up to 17 fashion-attribute levels supports detailed size, color and location decisions.
• Pro: Financial planning, assortment, allocation, replenishment, reordering and markdown recommendations sit in one merchandising suite.
• Pro: More than 1,300 stated integrations can fit retailers already using major ERP and commerce platforms.
• Pro: Stated ISO 27001, SOC 1 Type 2 and SOC 2 Type 2 credentials, plus encryption controls, address enterprise security requirements.
• Con: Custom pricing and limited published trial terms make early budget comparison difficult.
• Con: Web-only delivery excludes buyers requiring native mobile, desktop or self-hosted deployment.
• Con: A WMS or OMS rollout can take 2 to 12 weeks, so it is not an instant implementation for complex operations.

Alternatives

For a broader shortlist of assortment tools, see Retail Assortment Planning Software. Businesses primarily replacing or adding an order orchestration layer should review Order Management Software.

• NIQ is a paid option spanning Android, iOS, web, Windows and API access, with no free plan.
• SAS Federation Server is a paid, multi-platform product with contact-based pricing.
• Assortment.AI is a paid API and web alternative with demo-based pricing.
• Centric Planning & Pricing is a paid web product with pricing supplied through a demo.
• Circana Liquid Activation is a paid web alternative that offers a free trial.
• RELEX Demand Planning is a paid web-based alternative.
• Retalon Price Management and Optimization is a paid web product with demo-based pricing.
• Style Arcade is a paid web product priced according to estimated annual sales orders and data sources.

Verdict

Choose Increff when your retail operation needs one system for granular forecasting, financial and assortment planning, allocation, replenishment and markdown decisions across stores and channels. Its strongest case is a fashion or omnichannel business willing to fund a tailored rollout and work through custom pricing. Look elsewhere if you need a published low-cost plan, native device apps or a narrowly scoped tool that can be deployed without an implementation project.