Planning Solutions

Merchandise Financial Planning

Effective merchandise financial planning is crucial for retailers to maximize profitability, minimize costs, optimize inventory investment, and meet customer expectations. In today’s competitive environment, corporate goals should be set for multiple channels and formats, which makes merchandise financial planning an even bigger challenge.

Merchandise Financial Planning

Problems Solved

  • Labor-intensive planning process and high risk of error
  • Version control
  • Siloed view between departments
  • Unsatisfactory plan accuracy due to missing visibility on history, actual, and forecast data.
  • Low margin and poor return of investment
  • Lack of agility when unpredicted events happen
  • Incapability to plan different channels/customer journeys in different geographical areas

Relevant Roles

  • Planning managers
  • Planners



Bluesky’s Merchandise Financial Planning is a cloud-based solution that enables your corporate financial goals to be defined like a breeze. The multi-dimensional database and real-time calculation allow data to be manipulated at any intersection and to maintain consistency at all times. The pre-defined, straightforward process provides simplicity and agility both pre-season and in-season, also ensures there’s only one version of truth at any given point of time. Planning managers no longer need to consolidate reports from different departments. A dynamic view on any desired scope is available anytime.

Our Merchandise Financial Planning is seamlessly integrated with sales forecast, sales history and actual sales as well as inventory level. This allows planners to have an integral view for achieving the highest plan accuracy. They can also plan different channels and customer journeys in multiple currency easily. In return, margin is maximized and return of inventory investment optimized.

Merchandise Financial Planning

Essential

$5k-$10k/month

Essential MFP for Retailers with a smaller item location count

Up to 5k item location count

Up to 3 users

1 user role (planner)

$5k-$10k/month

Merchandise Financial Planning

Advanced

$10k-$25k/month

Advanced MFP for Retailers with a medium item location count

Up to 10k item location count

Up to 10 users

Up to 2 user roles (planner and planning manager)

$10k-$25k/month

Merchandise Financial Planning

Enterprise

Custom quote

Enterprise MFP for Retailers with a substantial item location count

Over 10k item location count

Unlimited users

Up to 5 user roles (planner, planning manager, and others)

Custom quote