End-to-End Planning in a Post-Covid World This Blog is the 3rd and final in a series that explores the business case for a cohesive End-to-End plan for tomorrow’s retail planning environment. Introduction The supply chain disruptions that our industry has witnessed on a global scale over the past 18 months have been nothing short of […]
End-to-End Planning in a Post-Covid World This Blog is the 2nd in a series of Blogs that explore the business case for a cohesive end-to-end plan for tomorrow’s retail environment. Introduction We know that we need an end-to-end plan, but what does that mean and why does it matter? Supply chain impact from Covid is […]
End-to-End Planning in a Post-Covid World This Blog is the 1st in a series of Blogs that explore the business case for a cohesive End-to-End plan for tomorrow’s retail environment. Introduction Retail has long been a very siloed industry. When the Covid-19 global pandemic hit with virtually no warning, we saw unprecedented change in all […]
Tell us about what your company does, who you serve and what value you bring to your clients as a solution provider. Plantensive is an end-to-end supply chain services provider. One of our specialty areas is category management. We service both the retail and manufacturing and fast-moving consumer goods side of the business, so we’re […]
Category Management as a well-defined standard has evolved over the last 3 decades, since the ECR movement of the Nineties. The strategy and importance of data-driven decisions has grown to become the center point of the process. It is no longer just about Point-of-Sale (POS) or market data but having data that can be ingested […]
I remember attending NRF in 2013. The theme was Big Data. Retailers and CPG companies today have vast amounts of information but still many struggle with how the data will be consumed and executed upon across the enterprise. Retailers and CPG companies are realizing that key points of information help drive not only an understanding […]
Shoppers continue to drive the need for a better localized and curated assortment at the shelf. Retailers and suppliers alike are under fire from not just online retailers but the customer who expects a more satisfying shopping experience and a reason to return to the store. 60% to 70% of purchase decisions are made by […]
By Violet Jaramillo, Sr. Solution Architect What is Consumer-Centric Merchandise Planning? Merchandise Planning is a systematic method of forecasting inventory based on historical data. It’s a blend of data-driven forecasting along with the art of predicting trends, so that the right product is at the right location at the right time. Today’s reality is one […]
Summer is finally, FINALLY almost over. T-minus 13 days. Some people thrive in the summertime. The sun loves you; you get a nice tan and you probably mourn the loss of the warm summer days as we roll into autumn. Me? I spend the summer slowly melting into some nightmarish pile of sunburn, sweat, and […]
It’s that time of year again–decorations are up, your email’s chock full of holiday shopping offers, and you accidentally wasted a whole evening watching a Hallmark movie about two people who fall in love on Christmas due to machinations of their matchmaking cats (sadly, this is a real movie, and I can never get those […]
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