A season range that earns every option.
Option counts, depth, newness and price architecture — built from demand and the financial target, not last year plus a safety margin.
Line plan
Option counts, depth, newness and price architecture — built from demand and the financial target.
Why the line plan decides the season's margin.
Share of the line — the long tail — that drives under 10% of sales, carried for safety and cleared at markdown.
Source: Coresight industry research
Full-price sell-through gap between retail leaders and the industry — range productivity is a big part of it.
Source: Incisiv × WRC × Anaplan 2026
Face the Future's full-price sell-through gain after the range was built to demand, not last year.
Source: Audited customer outcome
What breaks before season planning runs to plan.
Three steps from demand to a line that earns every option.
Breadth & depth from demand + target
Option counts and depth per category derived from the financial plan and the demand forecast — not last year. Every option has a reason to be in the line.
Newness & price ladder, planned
Newness vs carryover and the good / better / best price ladder set explicitly per category, against what the customer actually buys.
Tail trimmed, tied to the buy
Every option scored on expected contribution. The unproductive tail is flagged with the capital it ties up, and the line reconciles to open-to-buy.
The line, built to the plan.
Options, depth, newness and price tiers per category — derived from demand and the financial target, with the unproductive tail flagged before the buy.
- Option counts derived from demand + target
- Newness and price ladder planned per category
- Unproductive tail flagged before the buy commits
| Category | Options | New% | Depth | Top tier | Planned |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tops & Tees | 80 | 41% | 280 | Core | $25M |
| Knitwear | 62 | 35% | 240 | Core | $18M |
| Wide-Leg Pants | 48 | 42% | 260 | Premium | $22M |
| Dresses | 54 | 28% | 180 | Core | $14M |
| Accessories | 96 | 22% | 320 | Opening | $11M |
Meet your Line-planning agent
Proposes the option plan from demand and the financial target, and flags the unproductive tail before the buy is written.
Meet the agentsRe-forecast ready — 3 categories have drifted from plan this week. Want me to stage the moves for your review?
“We were carrying 40% more options than we needed. Building the line to demand cut the tail and put the buy behind what actually sells.”
Full-price sell-through (audited)
The line you build today, and the one Tightly delivers.
Breadth is carried over and padded “to be safe.” The line only grows — and the tail it grows is discovered at markdown.
The line is built to demand and the target — productive breadth, newness and price tiers explicit, the tail trimmed before the buy commits.
The line plan is one part of the connected plan.
Demand forecasting
The demand the line is built to — option counts follow where the demand actually is.
Financial planning
The financial target the line ties to — options reconcile to the plan and the buy.
Assortment planning
The planned range, distributed to the right channels, clusters and doors.
How is this different from assortment planning?
Season / line planning sets the shape of the range — how many options per category, at what depth, how much newness, at which price tiers. Assortment planning takes that range and decides which options go to which channels, clusters and doors. One builds the line; the other distributes it.
How do you decide the right number of options?
Options are derived from the financial plan and the demand forecast per category — the breadth and depth that hit the sales and margin target without carrying a tail that won't sell. You set the guardrails; the model proposes, you adjust.
Can we control newness vs carryover?
Yes — newness is a planned input per category, not an accident of the buy. Set a target mix and the line plan holds to it, flagging where carryover is crowding out new options or vice-versa.
Does it respect our price architecture?
Opening / core / premium tiers are explicit in the plan. The line is built to the ladder you set, and gaps or over-coverage in a tier surface before the buy.
How does the tail get trimmed?
Every option is scored on its expected contribution against the plan. The unproductive tail is flagged with the capital it ties up, so you cut it before the buy — not after, at markdown.
A line that earns its options. Build the range to demand, and trim the tail before the buy.
There's nothing to rip out. Tightly runs on your existing ERP, EDI, e-commerce and POS. Give us 30 minutes and we'll show it on your own categories.