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Why Store Clustering Is Critical to Your Retail Success
Discover why store clustering is critical to retail success and how demand‑based clustering transforms modern retail performance. Learn how daVinci’s Clustering Engine improves buying accuracy, boosts full‑price sell‑through, and eliminates misallocated inventory.
Agentic Commerce Starts with Standardized Attributes
Assortment planning is the process of choosing which items to buy and in what quantities to ensure you have the best practices of retailing them profitably.
The New Reality of Retail Shrink: From Smash‑and‑Grab to Return Fraud at a Historic High
The importance of strategic planning in retail operations, focusing on shrink in retail shrink is rising fast—from theft to return fraud. Learn how $850B in returns and 9% fraud rates threaten margins and why shrink planning is now essential.
Customer Case Studies
Case study: Retail Store Clustering Saves Retailer $40M
Learn how our consultants used the Clustering application to uncover $40 million in misallocated buy dollars at a leading fashion retailer.
Case study: Learn how Superbalist positioned to achieve 4x growth with daVinci Retail
Learn how South Africa’s most-loved online wardrobe and apparel store positioned to achieve 4x industry growth with daVinci’s buying and planning solutions.
Case study: Learn how GUESS improved their assortments with daVinci Retail
Learn how GUESS improved their assortment planning by switching from Excel spreadsheets to daVinci and what the change meant to them in this case study.
Videos
Fundamentals of Assortment Planning Process 1: Introduction
This video series covers what every merchandising team goes through in planning and executing their buy — assortment planning process.
Understanding Merchandising planning process
Get insight into one retailer's merchandising product life cycle journey from start to start, to see how they plan and buy right.
Fundamentals of Merchandise Planning : Inventory Planning
Learn what a balance set is, the typical metrics and calculations commonly used in a balance set, and the concept of perpetual inventory.
eBooks & More
eBook: 5 ways to fix your assortment planning
We’ve seen the problems first hand, and we’ve found solutions every retailer can implement to get things back on the right track.
eBook: Confessions of a retail buyer
We surveyed retail buyers from across North America asking them about the tools they use, and the challenges they face in their day-to-day tasks.
eBook: Omni-Channel Assortment Planning
Every individual shopper is unique — and expects to be treated that way. Learn how to meet customer demand to customer-centric assortment planning.
Product Brochures
daVinci Applications Fact Sheet: Plan Faster. Buy Smarter. Grow Profitably
Learn how daVinci helps buyers, planners, allocators, and management plan and buy merchandise inventory faster and more accurately.
The Art of Assortment Planning with daVinci
With a 2%–5% increase in profits and 25% improvement in productivity, learn about the things daVinci’s assortment planning software does in this brochure.
Smart, Secure, Scalable: The Future of Retail Technology
Learn how daVinci’s leading technology can power your entire merchandising department while satisfying your IT needs with this technical brochure.
Newsletters
daVinci Applications Fact Sheet: Plan Faster. Buy Smarter. Grow Profitably
Learn how daVinci helps buyers, planners, allocators, and management plan and buy merchandise inventory faster and more accurately.
The Art of Assortment Planning with daVinci
With a 2%–5% increase in profits and 25% improvement in productivity, learn about the things daVinci’s assortment planning software does in this brochure.
Smart, Secure, Scalable: The Future of Retail Technology
Learn how daVinci’s leading technology can power your entire merchandising department while satisfying your IT needs with this technical brochure.
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