Apparel, Accessories, & Footwear
Fashion retailers use AssortSmart to localize assortments, refine depth and breadth across store formats, and create profitable product mixes that drive higher turns and reduce markdowns.
AssortSmart®
Localized Assortments for Unified Commerce Performance
AI-native AssortSmart optimizes localized store and channel assortments with precision, optimizing depth and breadth to drive higher inventory turns, boost gross margins, and significantly reduce markdowns.
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What is AssortSmart
Your AI-Native Assortment Planning Solution
AssortSmart is an AI-native assortment planning software that aligns inventory with real customer and market demands, boosting gross margins, accelerating inventory turns, and significantly reducing markdowns.
ML-Driven Intelligent Clustering
Group products based on demand signals, customer behavior, and location data to create hyper-localized assortments.
Continuous SKU Optimization
Leverage AI to identify underperforming SKUs, reallocate inventory efficiently, and refine assortments dynamically for better profitability.
Stockout Reduction
Predict demand shifts with AI-native insights, minimizing lost sales and preventing excess inventory to maintain optimal stock levels.
Enhanced Visibility
Gain granular SKU-level visibility and real-time performance tracking across all planning levels, supported by comprehensive reporting that strengthens budget management and decision-making.
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Local Assortment Optimization
Take your business further with specific assortment strategies for higher inventory turns, increased gross margins, and significant markdown reductions.
Localized Assortment Precision
ML-driven clustering and strategic choice count recommendations tailor assortments by store and channel, aligning depth and breadth with localized customer demand.
Faster Planning Execution
Forecast-driven carryover planning and automated placeholder recommendations reduce manual effort, cutting assortment planning time while improving speed and accuracy.
Smarter Product Decisions
AI/ML-powered new product forecasting and attribute analysis enable data-driven product setup, helping teams launch the right products with confidence.
Revenue Margin Growth
Optimized assortments improve inventory turns and gross margins while reducing markdowns through better demand alignment and smarter, data-backed decisions.
Assortment Solutions for Every Vertical
AssortSmart delivers precise, localized assortment insights that help retailers tailor depth, breadth, and SKU mix to their unique customers and channels.
Electronics & Appliances
Electronics retailers rely on AssortSmart to optimize SKU selection, calibrate assortments by region, and balance depth and breadth to support profitable category performance.
How it works
The Path to Seamless AssortSmart Implementation
AssortSmart adapts to your planning workflow through a structured process that delivers more localized, profitable, and data-backed assortments.
01
Build
AssortSmart evaluates category, channel, and geographic needs to determine the optimal depth, breadth, and localized assortment structure, all while accounting for merchant inputs and company constraints—ensuring the tool supports, rather than overrides, merchant decision-making.
02
Monitor
Our assortment planning software analyzes performance signals such as sales contribution, SKU relevance, and markdown impact to continuously refine assortment recommendations.
03
Deploy
Optimized assortments are rolled out across stores and channels, improving inventory turns, boosting margins, and reducing markdowns.
Assortment Success for Retailers
AssortSmart is for retailers seeking to elevate their assortment planning processes. Use AI-native insights to enable precise assortments and meet customer demands while still driving profitability.
10%
Increase in average inventory turn
5-10%
Average increase in gross margin
80%
Less time spent on assortment planning
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Frequently Asked Questions
How does AssortSmart help plan product assortments?
AssortSmart uses AI-native demand insights, intelligent clustering, and choice count recommendations to optimize assortment depth and breadth, improving inventory turns, margins, and markdown optimization.
How does store clustering work for localized assortment planning?
ML-driven clustering groups stores based on demand patterns and customer behavior. This enables localized assortments that better match regional preferences and improve sales performance.
Can assortment planning software incorporate competitive data?
Yes. Assortment planning software can integrate internal demand signals, market trends, and competitive insights to redefine assortment strategies, improve positioning, and reduce markdown risk.
What is assortment planning in retail?
Assortment planning is the process of selecting the right mix, depth, and breadth of products for each store or channel based on demand insights, customer preferences, and financial goals to maximize sales and margins.