Parker Avery’s merchandise financial planning case studies showcase our approach to solving our clients’ most pressing MFP challenges. Covering a broad array of our retail consulting services, we have worked across the spectrum of retail industry segments on MFP and related projects.
This wholesaler successfully integrated two newly acquired brands with upgrades to modern systems and unified business processes across the enterprise
Design and implement a new merchandise financial planning system with improved capabilities and tools to drive inventory efficiency and achieve gross profit improvement
Improved GMROI through on-demand visibility to existing inventory and enabling store order fulfillment across a specialty retailer’s multiple banners, over 900 stores, and distribution centers
Recommendations for a new integrated planning model and organization and selection of a planning solution to support aggressive international growth plans.
Streamlined merchandising and marketing business processes to improve internal collaboration and efficiencies, as well as support future system implementations
Deep dive evaluation of existing processes, systems, and organization, as well as the comprehensive design of new end-to-end planning capabilities and assessment of solutions to support the client’s vision
Design and execution of a new merchandise hierarchy resulting in substantially improved results across financial planning, assortment planning, and store allocation
Comprehensive MFP system implementation to optimize retail sales planning and inventory cost planning and enable a holistic, global view of the company
Widespread transformation of planning processes and capabilities to support strategic growth plans, standardize business processes, and improve key retail performance measurements
Ensure your new system delivers your expected benefits and ROI.
Designing the future process and evaluating a merchandising solution to enable strategic planning and enhance visibility into inventory across multiple channels
Parker Avery guided this global footwear retailer in assessing options and selecting a best-of-breed solution set to improve retail planning, allocation, and size/pack optimization capabilities
Designing and delivering a comprehensive merchandising training program to enhance merchandising team capabilities and support strategic initiatives
Program management and project support for a merchandising system transformation, encompassing merchandise planning, replenishment, and markdown systems
Parker Avery led the redesign and training for this popular outdoor retailer’s merchandising and planning organization based on cutting-edge merchandising practices.
Program management and industry expertise to support an international retail planning, forecasting, and replenishment transformation and expansion, encompassing multiple merchandising systems, processes, and teams
Make sure your new system addresses your desired business capabilities.
Articulation of a global, multi-channel planning strategy including innovative processes and a four-year roadmap for implementation
Leveraging deep industry knowledge to implement an MFP solution and deliver leading-practice future state capabilities, while enabling holistic views of inventory, gross margin, and sales
A roadmap and plan for the build out of an integrated planning organization, improved business process, and integrated planning solution