Discover how Open-to-Buy (OTB) can transform your inventory management strategy as you prepare for year-end success. 📆 More webinars at https://www.celerant.com/events/
In this webinar, industry experts from ‪ANT USA‬ and Celerant share over 30 years of experience in merchandise planning, offering actionable insights and best practices to help retailers optimize inventory decisions.
There is a biggest takeaways section at the end where all topics are briefly covered again as well as insight to using the right retail software for your retail business type. Point of sale decisions can be tough, so keeping in mind flexibility and software integrations is important for the growth of not only your business, but success in the long-term.
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Chapters:
0:00 – Using Open to Buy Planning to Get the Most From Your Inventory at Year-End
4:35 – What You Will Learn by Using ANT USA Services to Manage and Plan Inventory
8:24 – Merchandise Planning and The Importance of Being Prepared
16:05 –Financial Benefits of Merchandise Planning
18:23 – Process Benefits of Merchandise Planning
21:27 – Errors Eliminated with Merchandise Planning
26:21 – Core KPIs of Merchandise Planning
28:38 – Works for All Product Areas
31:35 – Simple Three-Step Process for Success
34:32 – Complexity Management
35:48 – Calendar Planning
38:10 – Collaborate with Merchants
42:01 – ANT USA and Benefits of All-in-One Retail Software
44:46 – Which Celerant Technology Retail System is Right for You?
49:09 – Integrating Retail Systems with Open-to-Buy
51:38 – Biggest Takeaways