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FOR RETAIL TEAMS OUTGROWING INVENTORY TOOLS

You can see the stock. You still cannot move at trend speed. 

Cin7 keeps stock and orders under control. Merchmix adds the layer above it: plan a trend in days and get in while it is hot, hold your continuity lines tight so the earners never run dry, and move both off one live signal. The right stock at the right tempo, not four systems and three handoffs.

Merchmix ARRO purchase order command center showing live allocation and fulfilment across open purchase orders
300+
CONNECTORS ACROSS YOUR STACK
76%
SEE RESULTS FROM AI IN FORECASTING. UNDER 1 IN 4 HAVE IT WHERE STOCK GOES WRONG.
Source: IHL Group
Weeks to days
PLANNING CYCLE, NOT MONTHS

Other systems stop at what happened. Merchmix helps your team decide what's next, the moment the signals are there.

01

Visibility is not a decision

You can see stock across every channel. Nothing tells you what to buy, how much, or where it should go before the season turns.

02

Trends move faster than your stack

By the time a winner shows up in a report, the window to chase it has closed. The lag between knowing and acting is where markdown and stockouts live.

03

Continuity runs on manual effort

Your reliable earners drift out of stock or pile up, because holding them at the right level is a spreadsheet job, not an automated one.

Vs Cin7

Cin7 runs stock and orders. Merchmix runs the tempo.

Cin7 gives product businesses a strong operational layer for inventory, orders, sales channels, warehouses and fulfilment. Merchmix connects the specialist retail merchandising workflows around it, from merchandise financial planning (MFP/WSSI), OTB and range planning to allocation, replenishment, Planogram/VM and AI-led trade actions. Retailers can use Merchmix alongside Cin7, or expand into the full Merchmix stack with ERP, PLM, WMS and OMS when needed.

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Merchandising-led
PLANNING & TRADING
Action layer
AI, ALLOCATION & VM

Cin7

Inventory-led
STOCK & ORDERS
Operations layer
CHANNELS & FULFILMENT
✓ MFP/WSSI, OTB and range planning
✓ Inventory and stock control
✓ Option planning and range building
✓ Order management and fulfilment workflows
✓ ERP, POS, ecommerce and supplier data ingestion
✓ Sales channel and ecommerce integrations
✓ Weather, search demand and external market data streams
✓ Purchasing, supplier and warehouse workflows
✓ Competitor product movement and pricing signals
✓ Operational reporting and stock visibility
✓ AI forecasting and merchandising recommendations
✓ Allocation and replenishment by SKU, store and week
✓ ARRO workflows for stock movement and availability
✓ Planogram, VM execution and store-level action
✓ Works with your existing systems, with approved write-back
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THE CORE

From first signal to shop floor.

Core is the commercial engine of Merchmix. It connects budgets, planning, range building and daily trade in one place, reading years of your sales history alongside live signals from every connected system. Plug it into the stack you already run, with full write-back to your ERP, OMS or Shopify.

01

Direction

Merchmix Outcome Influence Map showing real demand and overstock driver recommendations

Before a single budget is set, Merchmix reads your history and your signals and shows where growth can come from, and what's holding it back.

02

Budget

Merchmix Budget Builder edit interface showing company sales and GP targets down to week level

Growth direction becomes commercial targets: sales, GP, stock investment, OTB, down to category level. One budget, one version.

03

Control

Merchmix Merchandise Financial Planning WSSI grid interface with weekly stock opportunity analysis

The MFP/WSSI turns the budget into a weekly sales, stock and intake plan. Continuity protects your never-out lines before gaps become lost sales.

04

Range

Merchmix Range Boards option planning and pricing sheet dashboard

Option counts shape the assortment, range boards turn it into product, and cross costing checks supplier, landed cost and margin before you commit the buy.

05

Moments

Merchmix Trading moments calendar planning interface with email and CSV handoff flow maps

Trading moments and marketing spend planned against the same numbers as the range, so the calendar and the buy never disagree.

06

Trade and review

Merchmix Weekly Trade Dashboard showing hero and bottom sellers lists alongside trade commentary

The daily beat. Merchmix surfaces the ranked move, your team approves, one click executes it across your stack, and the Decision Log records every call. Product reviews feed what worked back into the next budget. The loop closes.

WHAT MERCHMIX DOES

One platform. Built to grow with you.

Merchmix helps your team plan what to buy, put stock where demand is, and keep the shop floor selling. Every module stands alone: buy one, buy a few, or run the whole platform. Most retailers start with Core, because that is where it hurts.

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ARRO

Move stock to live demand

Allocation and replenishment by SKU, store, channel and week, using live stock, rate of sale, cover, store grades and size curves.

Truly modular.

Start where the pressure is. Add modules as your team grows, with every workflow connected to the same sales, stock and planning truth.

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Planogram

Make the shop floor match the plan

2D and 3D floor plans, VM guides, compliance and fixture-level ROI connected to range and stock performance.

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Core

Plan the season. Trade the day.

Budgets, MFP/WSSI, OTB, option planning, range planning, dashboards, reporting packs, product reviews and AI actions, all connected to daily retail decisions.

Connects to your stack

ERP, POS, ecommerce and supplier data, connected in one workflow.

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ERP

Run retail operations

Products, inventory, purchasing, sales and finance workflows connected to planning and execution.

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PLM

Develop product into the range

Specs, samples, suppliers and critical path linked directly to buying, planning and store execution.

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WMS

Run the warehouse

Receiving, putaway, picking, packing, dispatch and warehouse KPIs tied to the same stock truth.

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OMS

Take orders from anywhere

Routing, splits, backorders, dropship and fulfilment exceptions across every channel and location.

FROM VISIBILITY TO ACTION
Merchmix connected planning, execution, and performance workflow diagram

Built from 18+ years of retail experience.

Merchmix is shaped by retail operators, not outside observers. With 18+ years of firsthand experience across merchandising, planning, buying and inventory workflows, the founding team built Merchmix around how retail teams actually work: budgets, MFP/WSSI, OTB, range planning, allocation, replenishment, store execution and daily trade.

INTEGRATION MODEL

Built to connect your stack.

Merchmix connects to the systems you already use, giving teams one live view of sales, stock, orders, suppliers and store performance. Use it with your existing ERP, POS and ecommerce tools, or expand into the full Merchmix ecosystem when you are ready.

Truly modular. Start with the workflow that hurts most, then add more as the business grows.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best Cin7 alternative for retail planning?+
Merchmix is built for retailers that need specialist merchandising workflows around MFP/WSSI, OTB, range planning, allocation, replenishment, Planogram/VM and AI-led trade actions. Cin7 is a strong inventory and order management system, while Merchmix connects the retail workflows that sit around it.
How is Merchmix different from Cin7?+
Cin7 is inventory-led, with strengths across stock control, order management, sales channel integrations and warehouse routing. Merchmix is merchandising-led, connecting planning, buying, allocation, replenishment, store execution and trade actions into one retail workflow.
Can Merchmix integrate with Cin7?+
Yes. Merchmix can work alongside Cin7 and other POS, ecommerce and supplier systems. It can ingest sales, stock, product, supplier and order data, then support approved outputs and write-back where required.
Does Merchmix replace Cin7?+
Merchmix does not have to replace Cin7. Retailers can use Merchmix as the specialist retail workflow layer around Cin7, or expand into the full Merchmix stack with ERP, PLM, WMS and OMS when needed.
What retail planning features does Merchmix include?+
Merchmix includes merchandise financial planning (MFP/WSSI), OTB, option planning, range planning, budget planning, product reviews, dashboards, trade reporting, AI forecasting and merchandising recommendations.
What is the best software for WSSI, OTB and range planning?+
Merchmix connects merchandise financial planning (MFP/WSSI), OTB and range planning into one workflow, so teams can move from budget to range to allocation and replenishment without relying on disconnected spreadsheets.
What is the difference between MFP and WSSI?+
MFP (Merchandise Financial Planning) and WSSI (Weekly Sales, Stock and Intake) describe the same discipline: planning sales, stock, intake and open-to-buy at weekly level. WSSI is the common term in UK and Australian retail; MFP is more common in the US. Merchmix provides both under one weekly planning engine, connected to OTB, range planning, allocation and replenishment.
How does Merchmix help with allocation and replenishment?+
Merchmix supports allocation and replenishment by SKU, store and week through ARRO workflows, helping teams move stock to demand and protect availability across stores and channels.
Why do retailers use Merchmix alongside inventory management software?+
Retailers use Merchmix alongside inventory management systems to add specialist merchandising workflows, faster trade actions, external data streams, AI forecasting and retail execution tools without losing their existing stock and order truth.

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