Merchandising
The latest news and learnings from our blog
The latest news and learnings from our blog
From prioritizing consumer obsession to winning over Gen Z and creating omnichannel experiences for shoppers, these are just a few of the pressing issues covered at the 2022 WWD Retail & Apparel CEO Summit.
Read MoreIn this time of of fluctuating costs and economic uncertainty, brands should consider re-evaluating pricing strategies and architecture, balancing the need to protect margins and brand integrity while driving sales.
While every brand’s journey to modern merchandising is unique, the MakerSights’ maturity model tackles some of the most common challenges and stumbling blocks, top data sources and technologies, and key opportunities and best practices.
In this fireside chat at PI Apparel, RG Barry Chief Merchandising Officer Angela Kenney shares Dearfoams embraced the “new normal” and achieved sustainable growth through consumer-obsessed product creation.
With the right data, tools, and processes in place, stage 5 covers the last mile toward becoming a consumer-obsessed brand — trading large seasonal assortments for smaller, faster, and more iterative releases.
Stage 4 of the MakerSights Modern Merchandising Maturity Model explains how brands can integrate regional and go-to-market teams and insights into traditional merchandising processes to circumvent assortment roadblocks, maximize SKU productivity, and accurately determine buy depths.
Take our 10-question quiz to gauge your brand’s current merchandising maturity level and receive detailed, actionable recommendations to help you progress to the next stage!
Stage 3 of the MakerSights Modern Merchandising Maturity Model provides processes and procedures teams can follow to begin collaborating around assortments with greater purpose and more confidence.
Stage 2 of the MakerSights Modern Merchandising Maturity Model maps out the tools and tactics brands can use to digitally transform milestone meetings in a way that enhances productivity, strengthens decision making, and drives sustainability.
It's time for brands to reexamine traditional product creation and move toward a more consumer-obsessed, demand-driven model that protects brand integrity, market share, and the environment.
Stage 1 of the MakerSights Modern Merchandising Maturity Model helps product teams and merchants step outside of their echo chambers, tune into the voice of the consumer, and evolve their strategy to a one that protects their brand integrity, their market share, and the environment.
As supply chains, technology, and consumer purchase behaviors have evolved over time, the way brands determine the variety and volume of products to bring to market has remained the same — and the effects are becoming increasingly far-reaching and profound.
MakerSights’ new integration with PTC FlexPLM is empowering brands to break down these silos and make more efficient and scalable assortment decisions with consumer data at their core.
