Merchlytics
Revenue Is Often Lost Before Analysis Begins
Merchandising and commercial teams across Retail, CPG, and QSR organizations are under increasing pressure to make faster, more precise decisions across forecasting, assortment, pricing, promotions, and inventory. At the same time, critical data often remains fragmented across POS, ERP, PIM, TPM, WMS, and operational systems, slowing analysis, delaying action, and forcing teams to spend more time reconciling reports than making decisions.
Leverage AI-Powered Data Products to Turn Speed Into a Competitive Advantage
MerchLytics is a portfolio of AI-powered data products built on the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform that gives merchandising and commercial teams a single, governed source of truth and the intelligence to act on it. From forecasting and replenishment to assortment, pricing, promotions, and margin intelligence, MerchLytics connects fragmented data to help organizations identify risks faster, prioritize opportunities, and make evidence-based decisions before revenue and margin are impacted.
See Measurable Impact Across Your P&L
2–5% Topline Sales Growth
2–5% Margin Uplift
10–20% Working Capital Reduction
What Merchlytics Delivers
Performance Intelligence Tower
Turns connected data signals into prioritized daily guidance, replacing dashboard hunting with clear actions across forecasting, assortment, pricing, promotions, inventory, and margin performance.
- Prioritizes highest-impact risks and opportunities
- Delivers role-based guidance by category, product, location, or market
- Identifies what changed, why it matters, and where to act next
- Uses natural language query to investigate root causes and drill deeper
Foundational Data & Reporting
Creates a trusted, governed data foundation across sales, inventory, orders, products, locations, and
supplier data. Reduces manual reconciliation, improves reporting confidence, and establishes the foundation needed to power downstream intelligence.
- 30–45% reduction in reporting and data inconsistencies
- 40–60% shorter reporting cycle times
- ~20% of merchant time freed from manual reconciliation
Partner & Category Scorecards
Provides transparent partner and category performance views across service levels, fill rate, margin impact,
promotional investment, and growth trends. Equips teams with fact-based insights to improve commercial collaboration, category performance, and investment decisions.
- 1–2% sales growth by investing in top performers
- 10–20% improvement in promotional investment effectiveness
- Supports data-driven partnership conversations and planning
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
- Improves forecast alignment through more consistent & transparent demand signals
Unlock the Value in Your Siloed Data
See what Merchlytics can unlock for your business. Schedule a 30-minute value assessment with our Retail & CPG practice
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