Strategic Planning Excellence
Driving smarter decisions and stronger financial alignment.
INDEPENDENT RETAIL PLANNING • SUPPLY CHAIN • AI ADVISORY
Retail Planning.
Supply Chain.
Powered by AI.
Independent advisory for ambitious fashion, luxury and specialty retailers—connecting strategy, planning, inventory, technology and AI to better business decisions.
OUR IMPACT
Inventory Optimization
Improving inventory turns while reducing markdown and availability risk.
Operational Efficiency
Streamlining planning processes, decision flows and planner interaction.
AI-Enabled Transformation
Applying data, AI and automation where they can unlock measurable value.
OUR CAPABILITIES
End-to-end retail planning expertise.
Merchandise Financial Planning
Financial targets, margin, inventory, receipts, OTB and scenario planning.
Explore →Assortment & Category Planning
Pre-season and in-season assortment, localization, breadth, depth and category decisions.
Explore →Demand Planning & Forecasting
Forecasting, demand signals, exceptions and decision-oriented planning.
Explore →Allocation & Inventory Planning
Initial allocation, replenishment, inventory positioning, size and store-level execution.
Explore →Supply Chain & Distribution Planning
Distribution, deployment, balancing, constraints and network inventory decisions.
Explore →Procurement & BOM Planning
Supplier, material, BOM, lead-time, MOQ and recommended procurement planning.
Explore →AI & Analytics for Retail Planning
AI use cases, planning intelligence, decision support, automation and architecture.
Explore →15+Years of planning and transformation experience
GlobalRetail & manufacturing expertise across planning and supply chain
IndependentObjective advisory aligned to client outcomes—not software quotas
Closed-loopPlan through execution, learning and continuous reshaping of the next decision cycle
HOW AVERIN HELPS
Advisory built around decisions—not software features.
Averin helps planning leaders define what good looks like, select technology with confidence and translate strategy into executable planning capabilities.
Retail Planning Advisory
Assess planning maturity, expose decision gaps and define operating-model, KPI and transformation priorities.
Technology & Software Selection
Translate planning decisions into requirements and evaluate platforms through comparable business scenarios.
Planning Transformation
Connect merchandise, demand, inventory and supply planning into a closed-loop decision system that continuously learns and reshapes the next plan.
Independent Design Authority
Provide retailer-side architecture, process and solution assurance through implementation.
AVERIN RETAIL PLANNING EXCELLENCE FRAMEWORK™
Transformation requires more than technology.
We assess six dimensions together so planning improvements are anchored in the decisions the business needs to make—and in the feedback required to continuously shape the next plan.
01StrategyBusiness objectives and financial outcomes
02ProcessDecision flows, calendars and policies
03PeopleRoles, governance and planner interaction
04DataHierarchies, attributes, measures and quality
05TechnologyApplications, integration and architecture
06IntelligenceAnalytics, optimization, ML and AI
FLAGSHIP OFFER
Retail Planning Health Check™
A structured independent assessment of process, organization, KPIs, data, technology, analytics and AI readiness.
Typical outcomes
- Planning maturity score and capability heatmap
- Top process and decision gaps
- Technology and integration gaps
- Prioritized AI opportunities
- Quick wins and transformation priorities
- 12–24 month roadmap
SOFTWARE SELECTION ADVISORY
Don’t compare features. Compare decisions.
Averin defines common business scenarios so every platform is evaluated against the same planning decisions, constraints, workflows, feedback loops and financial outcomes.
RequirementsBusiness, functional, data and architecture
Scripted demosComparable scenarios across vendors
RecommendationFit, risk, TCO and readiness
START A CONVERSATION
Make the next planning decision with confidence.
Tell us where planning is getting stuck. Averin can help assess the problem, define the target state and create a practical path forward.