Portfolio Merchandise Management

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Today’s dynamic retail industry requires a scalable integrated system that adapts to changes across sales channels, provides visibility into inventory position, and empowers employees to respond to changing market conditions. Available on an open platform that scales to the needs of the largest tier-one retailers, JDA Portfolio Merchandise Management efficiently manages merchandise ordering, receiving and transferring tasks while leveraging analysis capabilities to drive more intelligent decision making.

How does it solve your business challenges?

JDA Portfolio Merchandise Management puts you in control of your merchandising operations. The solution enables you to proactively implement pricing based on rules such as margin, competitive prices, vendor incentives, chain/zone/store overrides and promotional pricing by product hierarchy, attribute or vendor. It then automatically generates suggested changes, so you can evaluate the financial effects of planned price events prior to implementing.

What are the benefits?

Increased revenue with advanced pricing and promotions
Improved margins with better understanding of true demand
Optimized inventory investment across channels
Enhanced workforce productivity

Why JDA?

JDA Portfolio Merchandise Management helps you maintain the lowest inventory investment while still sustaining service levels. You can easily create a promotional price event by product hierarchy (e.g., mark down the entire men’s department by 25 percent). The solution’s automated alert system helps you identify, for example, inventories that require decisions, such as initiating purchase orders, markdowns or stock balancing transfers — empowering your staff to resolve issues quickly.