Plan every decision. Connect every outcome.
Retail is in flux. Shorter trend cycles, fickle demand, and rising cost volatility have transformed merchandising into a high-speed, high-risk balancing act.
Board supports every key fashion merchandising decision — from strategy to shelf — in one unified platform. Each use case is modular and scalable — adopt individually or together, based on your priorities.
Merchandise planning in 2025: High Stakes, Higher Expectations
Static planning can seriously impact retail performance in trend-driven, seasonal business such as fashion and luxury. Best-in-class retailers are unifying financial targets, product decisions, and customer insights in a single platform — and responding to change without breaking alignment. Retail performance will be determined by planning capabilities.
Leverage Data. Master Decision-Making. Transform Merchandise Planning.
Align products with shifting customer demand
Understand what’s trending — and where. Create assortments that flex by location, channel, or customer segment.
Drive smarter financial decisions at every stage
Forecast margin, not just volume. Simulate price, promo, and lifecycle outcomes to protect profit in real-time.
Enable omnichannel execution
Ensure consistency across eCommerce, stores, outlets, and franchise — from planning to execution.
Improve resilience and optimize inventory
Plan earlier, commit smarter, and rebalance quickly when sell-through or supplier timelines shift.
Plan visually, locally, and at speed
Cluster by trend, region, or behavior — not just store type. Use images, attributes, and seasonality to build relevant, localized ranges.
Market-Aligned, Advanced Forecasting
Planning that reacts to the real world — not just past performance.
Board offers the planning solutions you need for success, especially if you’re managing complex data and planning workflows.
Built for better planning outcomes
Unify financial, product, and inventory plans across key performance measures.
Boost planner efficiency, improve decision quality.
Connect your planning teams at scale with a single version of the truth.
Protect margin with unified in-season scenario planning and forecasts.
React faster to macro and micro sales trends and signals.
Reforecast instantly as scenarios or trading conditions evolve.
Why Board?
Only Board delivers a unified merchandise planning platform tailored for fashion:
- Financial targets → Product plans → Channel execution
- Visual & financial workflows together
- Retail ready, leverage your retail systems (ERP, PLM, POS, E-commerce)
- Embedded AI to plan faster, smarter
MFP & Financial Planning
Align top-down targets with SKU-level forecasts, enabling rolling reforecasts and margin scenarios.
OTB & WSSI
Track commitments in real-time, adjust based on sell-through and trends.
Assortment Planning
Build localized ranges using clustering, attributes, and visuals.
Allocation & Replenishment
Optimize inventory flow with rule-based logic and demand signals.
Demand Forecasting
Leverage AI to predict demand shifts, promo impact, and external signals.
Price & Lifecycle Planning
Plan pricing, promo, and markdowns across the product lifecycle.
Don’t just take our word for it.
Read this Gartner® Market Guide for Retail Merchandise Financial Planning to learn about vendors that support digital business transformation.
Accelerate IT-Led Transformation Across the Retail Ecosystem
Retail-Ready and Scalable
Board grows with your business—supporting omnichannel strategies, new product lines, and global expansion with ease.
Unify Retail Systems into One Digital Core
Integrate planning, merchandising, supply chain, and CX data across stores and channels—no more silos.
Accelerate Innovation Without Disruption
Replace outdated legacy tech with a composable, cloud-native platform built for agile retail transformation.
Embedded AI for Smarter Decisions
Harness explainable AI to power accurate demand forecasts, pricing strategies, and inventory optimization—at scale.
Drive ROI Across the Enterprise
Deploy proven retail use cases with measurable outcomes—from faster planning cycles to reduced markdowns and improved margins.
Secure and Compliant from the Ground Up
Meet evolving data governance and cybersecurity requirements while enabling innovation at speed.
Partner in Digital Transformation
Partner in Digital Transformation
Align IT and business with a unified platform that empowers functional teams while maintaining IT control.
Merchandise financial planning resources to stay ahead.
Let’s see what Board can do for you.
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