Featured in WWD A Retail Industry Whitepaper by Merchmix

FOR RETAIL LEADERS

Conflicting reports. Broken handoffs. Decisions made on last week's numbers. 

Merchmix is a retail operating system that connects planning, buying, allocation and replenishment into one live loop, giving your team the ability to make fast, informed decisions daily.

Merchmix Weekly Trade Dashboard showing sales, margin and stock KPIs, best and bottom sellers, and trade commentary in one live view
300+
CONNECTORS ACROSS YOUR STACK
One live view
SALES, STOCK & TRADE
Daily
DECISION CADENCE

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

01

Conflicting reports

Planning has one number, stores have another, and Monday's trade meeting starts with an argument about whose is right.

02

Broken handoffs

The plan leaves the system as a spreadsheet, and every re-key between planning, buying and allocation costs it accuracy.

03

Decisions on last week's numbers

The report lands Monday, the call gets made Wednesday, the stock moves the week after. The trend has moved on.

Vs NetSuite

NetSuite runs the ERP. Merchmix runs the retail workflow.

NetSuite gives retailers a strong operating backbone for finance, inventory, orders and procurement. Merchmix connects the specialist merchandising workflows around it, from merchandise financial planning (MFP/WSSI), OTB and range planning to allocation, replenishment, VM and AI-led trade actions. Retailers can use Merchmix alongside NetSuite, 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
  • MFP/WSSI, OTB and range planning
  • Option planning and range building
  • ERP, POS, ecommerce and supplier data ingestion
  • Weather, search demand and external market data streams
  • Competitor product movement and pricing signals
  • 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 ERP, with approved write-back
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NetSuite

ERP-led
FINANCE & OPERATIONS
System of record
INVENTORY, ORDERS & PROCUREMENT
  • ERP and financial management
  • Inventory and stock control
  • Order management and fulfilment workflows
  • Procurement, purchasing and supplier records
  • Warehouse, operations and reporting capability
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.

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.

CUSTOMER STORY
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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 NetSuite alternative for retail planning and inventory decisions?+
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. NetSuite is a strong ERP and operating backbone, while Merchmix connects the retail workflows that sit around ERP.
How is Merchmix different from NetSuite for retailers?+
NetSuite is ERP-led, with strengths across finance, inventory, orders, procurement and operations. Merchmix is merchandising-led, connecting planning, buying, allocation, replenishment, store execution and trade actions into one retail workflow.
Can Merchmix integrate with NetSuite?+
Yes. Merchmix can work alongside NetSuite and other ERP, 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 NetSuite?+
Merchmix does not have to replace NetSuite. Retailers can use Merchmix as the specialist retail workflow layer around NetSuite, 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 an ERP?+
Retailers use Merchmix alongside ERP systems to add specialist merchandising workflows, faster trade actions, external data streams, AI forecasting and retail execution tools without losing their existing system of record.

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