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Gartner® Market Guide for Retail Assortment Management Applications

Assortment Decisions Are Too Important for Spreadsheets

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Are you ready to transform assortment planning with AI-driven insights and connected decisions?

Retail assortment management applications help retailers build more relevant assortments, improve profitability, and respond faster to changes in demand.

Download the Gartner® Market Overview for Retail Assortment Management Applications: Short Life Cycle Products to explore the technologies and capabilities shaping modern assortment planning.

Board is included as an Example Vendor in the 2026 report.

The report explores how retailers can:

  • Move beyond spreadsheets and fragmented planning processes.
  • Improve sales, margin, and inventory productivity.
  • Connect financial, assortment, allocation, and replenishment decisions.
  • Use AI, forecasting, localization, and optimization to respond faster.
  • Prepare for the next generation of retail assortment management.

Turn assortment complexity into confident decisions.

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