The fight to gain share in the increasingly competitive marketplace requires retailers and wholesalers to be flexible to respond to the evolving business environment.
Kurt Salmon Associates can help you create the proper planning foundation, both organizationally and through business process enhancement, to ensure that you are set up to deliver a unique and compelling assortment. As your business needs change, we provide the tools to maximize sales and margin through effective inventory management.
Our Merchandising and Planning services include:
- Localization strategies and program mobilization. Unlock local market insights and dynamics to ensure category, assortment, price, in-store experience and marketing are tailored to local consumers.
- Multichannel category and assortment optimization; SKU rationalization. Strategically offer profitable products that meet your consumers’ needs.
- Inventory effectiveness. Manage inventory from end to end through forecasting, allocation, product flow, open to buy, replenishment and markdown management.
- Planning toolkit and training and change management programs. Deliver superior growth with assortment analytics, conceptual assortment planning and price optimization.
- Cost containment. React to changes in your business needs by effectively managing key cost drivers: organization and inventory.
- Industry benchmarking and organizational transformation.