Guides & ebooks

Plan better, with the playbook.

Practical guides on demand forecasting, open-to-buy, assortment and markdown — written for the people who actually plan the season.

Spreadsheets
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Spreadsheets, ERP, or a planning platform? A buyer's guide

Spreadsheets, an ERP module, or a planning platform? A straight buyer's guide to the three options, what each is good and bad at, and how to build the case.

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Playbook
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Inventory as a P&L lever: a finance leader's guide

A finance leader's guide to inventory as a P&L lever: working capital, the real cost of the wrong buy, and the metrics that show planning is working.

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Forecasting
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Demand forecasting for retail and DTC: the complete guide

A practical guide to demand forecasting for retail and DTC brands, at style, channel and week level, with a confidence range and a way to check accuracy.

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Markdowns
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In-season planning: re-buys, markdowns and the mid-season correction

How to trade the plan as sales land: re-forecasting, re-buys inside open-to-buy, markdown timing and assortment moves, all inside your guardrails.

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Reconciliation
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Reconciled merchandise planning: the complete guide

The complete guide to reconciling a bottom-up demand forecast with a top-down merchandise financial plan, so your buy starts from real demand.

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Markdowns
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Protecting margin through the markdown

An ebook on markdowns for brands: why most are a planning failure, why late markdowns cost the most, and how to time them to clear stock and protect margin.

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Open-to-buy
Guide

The open-to-buy playbook

The open-to-buy playbook: what OTB is, why it breaks in spreadsheets, and how to run it live and reconciled to your forecast. Pairs with the OTB calculator.

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