Retail Directions Merchandise Planning is a web-based solution for planning, buying, and managing retail ranges using live sales, gross margin, and inventory data. Retailers can budget sales and profit by time, location, and item, and plan finances by category. Purchasing features handle direct-delivery, cross-dock, and break-bulk orders, alongside purchase and on-demand allocations. For inventory, the system includes store replenishment algorithms and stock redistribution for balancing or consolidating store stock. It also supports markdown and promotion planning. SalesCube is used to analyze margin and sell-through across three dimensions. Retail Directions describes its retail solutions as sharing one integrated database. The company says retailers in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and the United Kingdom use its platform, including fashion, specialty homewares, and multi-brand value retailers. It has focused on retail software for more than 30 years. The company offers a platform overview download covering merchandise and other retail areas. The product is paid; pricing is on request, with no public plan limits stated.
Who it is for
It suits retailers that need merchandise planning, purchasing, allocation, replenishment, and markdown tools tied to sales, margin, and inventory data. The company names fashion, specialty homewares, and multi-brand value retailers among the users of its platform.
What is good
- Budgets sales and profit by time, location, and item
- Supports direct delivery, cross-dock, and break-bulk orders
- Includes replenishment algorithms and stock redistribution
- Plans markdowns and promotions
- Analyzes margin and sell-through across three dimensions
What to know first
- Pricing is available on request
- No public plan limits are stated
Verdict
Retail Directions Merchandise Planning covers financial planning, purchasing, inventory movement, promotions, and analysis in a web-based solution. Retailers should request a demonstration and pricing to evaluate the fit for their range processes.
Get started with Retail Directions Merchandise Planning
- Visit the Retail Directions website.
- Download the platform overview covering merchandise and other retail platform areas.
- Contact Retail Directions to request pricing and a demonstration.
Questions about Retail Directions Merchandise Planning
What does Retail Directions Merchandise Planning cost?
It is a paid product, and pricing is available on request.
Which platform does it support?
The listed platform is web.
What retail planning functions are included?
Features include sales and profit budgeting by time, location, and item, as well as financial category planning.
Can it manage purchasing and inventory?
It supports purchase orders for direct delivery, cross-dock, and break-bulk, plus purchase and on-demand allocations. Inventory features include store replenishment algorithms and stock redistribution.
Which analysis tools are included?
SalesCube supports margin and sell-through analysis across three dimensions.
How can existing clients get support?
Existing clients are directed to the client portal. The company also lists [email protected] for general enquiries.
Retail Directions Merchandise Planning plans and pricing
All plansCompared on retail merchandise management software
- Merchandise planning
- Yes
- Assortment planning
- Yes
- Allocation management
- Yes
- Replenishment
- Yes
- Pricing and markdowns
- Yes
