Bridging the Gap: Connecting FP&A and Merchandise Planning

Retailers often still treat FP&A and Merchandise Planning as separate processes, even though both shape margin, cash and revenue. The real question is: why are they still not properly joined up?

In this session, you will see how this works in practice through a live demo of our new solution, covering key retail planning capabilities including stock provision, return provision, margin calculations, and net demand to net despatch.

We will show how this can help retailers to:

• align trading plans more closely with financial targets
• enable live reconciliation between teams
• reduce manual effort and wasted time
• improve forecast accuracy
• strengthen scenario modelling across the business

Explore with us how retailers can connect Finance and Merchandising to create one joined-up view of performance, linking product and range decisions directly to financial outcomes, while balancing two teams with shared KPIs but different accountabilities.

This session is designed for existing customers and prospects who want to get more value from their current planning landscape, using the detail already held within Merchandise Planning to support more connected, commercial decision-making.