Planning & Merchandise Intelligence

Give Merchandise Planners a Clearer View of Demand, Inventory, & Risk.

tRS helps planning teams move faster with connected data, consistent definitions, and AI-assisted analysis — so planners can see what is changing, where margins are at risk, and what action matters now.

Demand vs fulfilled sales Inventory exposure Size & color imbalance Margin pressure Open-to-buy clarity

The planner control loop

Connect the facts

Bring sales, inventory, orders, allocations, returns, pricing, and channel data into one planning model.

Surface the signal

Highlight where demand is accelerating, stock is aging, margins are leaking, or size curves are breaking down.

Guide better action

Support buys, re-forecasts, transfers, markdown timing, and channel decisions with shared visibility.

Why planners need this

Planning breaks down when the truth is fragmented.

Most planners already have reports. What they often lack is a single, trusted operating view across demand, inventory, supply, and margin — with the ability to move from summary to transaction-level detail fast.

Conflicting numbers

Different teams define sales, demand, stock, and channel performance differently, making decisions slower and less confident.

Signals arrive too late

By the time an issue is visible, the buy is committed, the transfer is late, or markdown pressure has already grown.

Too much manual work

Planners spend time stitching spreadsheets and reconciling exceptions instead of focusing on what to change.

No clear action path

Even when the issue is visible, teams need a faster way to align around the right action by product, channel, store, and time period.

Core capabilities

Built for the real work of merchandise planning.

Connected view

Unified planning model

See product, store, channel, and time-based performance in one place with common business definitions applied across the data.

Decision support

Faster re-forecasting

Track shifts in sell-through, demand, inventory productivity, and margin performance so forecasts can adapt earlier.

Exception focus

AI-assisted signal detection

Help planners identify where to chase, hold, transfer, rebalance, markdown, or investigate before issues grow.

Inventory control

Exposure and aging visibility

Quantify slow-moving stock, overbought categories, and inventory tied up in the wrong places.

Channel clarity

Consistent channel definitions

Roll performance up by eCommerce, stores, wholesale, marketplace, or any channel structure the business actually uses.

Granular insight

Detail behind the summary

Move from category or class summaries into style, color, size, order, shipment, and store-level detail without rebuilding the analysis.

Show planners what needs attention now.

Real-time visibility into where demand, inventory, and margin are shifting — so planners can act before issues compound.

+12%

Demand above plan

A category is running ahead of forecast and may need a buy or reallocation decision.

18 wks

Excess cover risk

Inventory is building faster than sell-through in a key class or channel.

7 pts

Gross margin pressure

Markdowns, mix, or returns are reducing profitability in a segment.

31%

Size curve distortion

Top sizes are missing while slower sizes are accumulating in stock.

Example planner alerts

Forecast risk: Dresses in DTC are trending above plan for the last 3 weeks while receipts remain flat.
Inventory imbalance: Core denim is healthy overall, but size demand is mismatched across stores and online.
Margin leakage: A promotion improved units but reduced gross margin more than expected in a high-volume class.
Aging exposure: A seasonal collection is building weeks of supply and may require transfer or markdown action.

Typical planner actions

Re-forecast demand by class, channel, and time horizon.
Chase into winners where sales velocity and margin still justify the buy.
Shift inventory between channels or stores based on current demand patterns.
Control markdown timing to protect margin while avoiding aged inventory buildup.

All planning data, connected in one model.

Combine sales, inventory, returns, pricing, and supply into a single, consistent planning view — so decisions are made from one source of truth, not fragmented reports.

Sales

POS, eCommerce, wholesale, marketplace, and other demand channels.

Inventory

On hand, on order, in transit, allocated, aged, and channel/store inventory positions.

Returns

Demand distortion, refund timing, and profitability impact from returns behavior.

Pricing

Full-price mix, discounts, markdowns, realized margin, and price history.

Plans & Supply

Plans, buys, receipts, WOS, OTB, vendor flow, and future commitments.

For merchandise planners

From fragmented planning views to one intelligent planning workflow.

tRS connects merchandise data into one consistent model — giving planners a clear view of demand, inventory, margin, and risk so they can act with confidence.

What planners gain

One version of the truth across demand, inventory, and margin.
Faster, more confident decisions on buys, transfers, and markdowns.
Clear visibility into inventory risk, aging stock, and missed demand.
Less time spent reconciling data, more time focused on action.

Our Clients

We focus on delivering a tangible return on investment be it through improved productivity, finding growth or aiding smarter decision-making. Collectively, we have over 50 years of experience in retailing, retail analytics, data management and insights.