The 2026 retail planning benchmark

The State of Retail Inventory 2026 is our benchmark on how retail and DTC brands actually plan, buy and clear inventory: the size of the gap between the forecast and the financial plan, how much stock sits dead by category, and where margin leaks through late markdowns.

The full report is in production. We are compiling it from real planning data, not opinion, and we will not publish a number we cannot stand behind. Register below and we will send you the data drop the moment it lands, plus the headline figures ahead of the public release.