Merchandising Across Channels

Good report in RIS News:  " ... This month’s Vendor Landscape focuses on customer-centric merchandising solutions that work not only on the physical store level, but the online and mobile channels as well. These targeted and end-to-end solutions cover merchandise planning, store planning, store clustering, assortment planning, space planning and allocation/replenishment. RIS lists some of the major merchandising vendors and highlights some recent retailer deployments.... ".

I see that my recent correspondent DemandTec is mentioned.  Good overall read.

Accurate ForecastingGiant Food Stores is using the Lifecycle Price Optimization and End-to-End Promotion Management merchandising solutions from DemandTec. Key benefits from the solutions include improving the productivity of its pricing team, better aligning specific pricing actions with its corporate pricing strategy, more accurately forecasted promotions and a streamlined deal management process that improves efficiency and reduces errors. .... Consumer Centric Merchandising and Marketing Part of the DemandTec network, retailers can use the network to plan, evaluate, forecast and execute pricing and assortment strategies and promotion plans, collaborating directly with their trading partners ... Key clients are Target, Ahold and Best Buy.