Merchandise management

Improving sales and inventory management to apply best practices, maximizing sales, margins, turn and optimizing GMROI (Gross Margin Return on Inventory Investment).

Consulting Services

Martec specializes in designing and implementing best practice retail business processes.  We cover all the merchandise management processes including merchandise and range planning (assortment planning), category planning, forecasting, allocation and replenishment, Open to Buy (OTB), Weekly Sales, Stock and Intake (WSSI), and supplier performance monitoring.

Martec works with retailers to develop optimum multi-channel merchandise management processes for their business.  This includes reviewing current processes, benchmarking against relevant KPIs and competitors, and recommending improved processes to increase sales, customer service and profitability.

IT Strategy and System Selection

If you are planning a new merchandise management system Martec will:

• Ensure the business makes effective use of existing systems and information.
• Guide and assist the selection and implementation of a new system.

Training

Martec has a number of merchandise management training courses to suit different levels of experience including:

• Buying, category and merchandise management e-learning course - an introduction to the subject
• Buying and merchandising e-learning course 
• Essentials of merchandise management instructor-led course
• Merchandise and assortment planning e-learning course
• Merchandise and assortment planning instructor-led course
• Forecasting e-learning course
• Allocation and replenishment e-learning course
• Forecasting, replenishment and allocation instructor-led class
• Sales and inventory management e-learning course
• Merchandise optimization instructor-led class
• Supply chain management instructor-led class
• Fast fashion and speed sourcing instructor-led class

Martec Products and Reports to Help You

• ROI and Business Case Analyzer
• Model Requirements Definition and ITT (RFP) for merchandise management systems