The WinRetail Enterprise Management system was designed to manage all elements of the Multi-Channel Retail Business Cycle, beginning with powerful Planning and Open to Buy capabilities.

Included in the base WinRetail system is a robust Open to Buy module. The OTB will generate both a discreet and cumulative buying "roadmap" for you. Create your plan in Units, Cost or Retail; setup your planned inventory levels and sales and automatically you'll see your planned purchases, current on order and a resulting Open to Buy!

For those in need of a more sophisticated planning process, you can select the optional Advance Planning module! Offering Top Down/Bottom Up functionality, planning can be accomplished at either the upper most level of your merchandising hierarchy (division) or at the lowest (sub-class) level and everywhere in between. You can also plan by Vendor, Season, Item or 5 user defined attributes. Regardless of the planning level you select, your plan is instantly recalculated to reflect your entries. With the ability to maintain an original and several working versions of your plan, your planning process remains in-tune with the changing climate of your business. Review last year's actual performance - compare against your Annual Plan and Working Plan. See the percentage variance between your plan and actual. Couple your financial plan with our Assortment Planner and you now can control the depth of your merchandising. The result is increased turnover and gross margin! AND with the added bonus of our separate Unit Plan module you can plan key items by week and then see last year's performance against this year!

A WinRetail client talks about Planning and Open to Buy

"They say it's simple. Just have the right item in the right place at the right time and your worries are over. Believe me, it's easier said than done. We managed our inventory by the seat of our pants for longer than we would like to admit. We went to market - saw something and if it looked good, we bought it. If we saw something else that looked good, we bought that too, and so on and so on. Then came the markdowns and the fight to maintain profitability. So we talked to JDS and they introduced us to their Advanced Planning capabilities. Now, we plan both top down and bottom up. We actually learn from each year's experience and apply that knowledge to do a better job next year."

The WinRetail Advanced Planning System

You plan these elements Annual Plan Sales dollars (cost/retail) Markdown dollars Adjustment dollars Receipt dollars Initial Markup % Gross Margin %

Planning calculates these Beginning On Hand Dollars To order amount Markdown % Adjustment % On Order Amount Ending On Hand Gross Margin Dollars Turn Weeks Supply GMROI

And shows you Annual Plan Working Plan This years Actual Working Plan compared to Actual Last Year's Actual Working Plan compared to Last Year's Actual