Merchlytics
Manual Merchandising, Fragmented Data
Merchandising teams at today’s retailers and CPG companies face a relentless set of challenges: manual, gut-feel forecasting that doesn’t scale; assortment decisions built on legacy rules rather than actual shopper behavior; promotions whose ROI is only understood after the fact; and data scattered across POS, ERP, TPM, PIM, and WMS systems that forces analysts to spend days reconciling numbers instead of making decisions.
AI-Powered Data Products for Retail Merchandising
Merchlytics is a portfolio of AI-powered data products built on the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform that gives merchandising teams a single, governed source of truth — and the intelligence to act on it. From automating store-level replenishment forecasts to optimizing SKU assortments by shopper cluster, Merchlytics replaces spreadsheet-driven guesswork with evidence-based merchandising at scale.
Measurable Outcomes Across the Merchandising P&L
2–5% Topline Sales Growth
2–5% Margin Uplift
10–20% Working Capital Reduction
What Merchlytics Delivers
Foundational Data & Reporting
A single, accurate data foundation that eliminates manual reconciliation and gives merchants a 360° view of performance — sales, units, orders, channels, and items — with centralized product master management for faster new item onboarding.
- 30–45% reduction in reporting and item setup errors
- 40–60% shorter reporting cycle times
- ~20% of merchant time freed from manual reconciliation
Forecasting & Replenishment
AI/ML-powered demand forecasting at the item and store level using XGBoost and LightGBM models — reducing reliance on individual skill sets and gut feel. Optimized reorder points and replenishment cycles balance supply and demand automatically.
- 10–15% improvement in forecast accuracy vs. manual
- ~20% reduction in out-of-stock events
- Consistent supplier alignment through a shared forecast basis
Vendor & Category Scorecards
Transparent vendor performance scorecards with OTIF, fill rate, margin impact, and trade ROI — plus category-level scorecards comparing growth, margin, and competitive dynamics. Gives merchants fact-based levers for trade negotiations.
- 1–2% category sales growth by investing in top performers
- 10–20% reduction in ineffective trade spend
- Data-driven negotiation replacing relationship-based decisions
Unlock Siloed Retail Data
See what Merchlytics can unlock for your business. Schedule a 30-minute value assessment with our Retail & CPG practice
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