merchmix

For buyers

You commit once the sell-through is in.

What sells, the supplier, the range and the budget, in view before the quantity is signed.

merchmix for retail buyers

Most of the week is not product.

You built the spreadsheet because nothing better existed. It still eats the week.

Range and budget stop disagreeing.

The option count comes from the budget, the range is built against it, and committed buy is tracked against OTB with headroom visible.

RANGE PLAN

Outerwear · SS27

NS · Ridgeline · Harbor Tex · option count and OTB from Budget Builder
On budget
Options
6 of 6from budget
OTB
$215.0kat cost
Committed
$146.8k4 styles
Headroom
$12.1k5.6% after plan
Committed
Draft
Headroom
$215.0kOTB$51.8kRain Moss$38.9kRain Slate$39.0kShell Slate$27.7kSoftshell Ink$17.0kGilet Ink$28.4kInsulated Moss$12.1kHeadroom
OptionUnitsCostRRPMarginBuy at costShare of OTBStatus
C10438
Rain Jacket · Moss
2,400$21.60$89.0075.7%$51,84024.1%Committed
C10439
Rain Jacket · Slate
1,800$21.60$89.0075.7%$38,88018.1%Committed
C10421
Shell Jacket · Slate
1,600$24.40$99.0075.4%$39,04018.2%Committed
C10512
Softshell · Ink
1,400$19.80$79.0074.9%$27,72012.9%Draft
C10702
Gilet · Ink
1,200$14.20$59.0075.9%$17,0407.9%Committed
C10520
Insulated Jacket · Moss
900$31.50$129.0075.6%$28,35013.2%Draft
Total9,30075.5%$202,87094.4%4 committed · 2 draft

Lead times stop living in email.

Your supplier sees the same order in beacon: quantities, dates, shipments and invoices. A slipped date shows the day it slips.

BEACON · SUPPLIER PORTAL

PO-7684 · North Stride

Harbor Tex · Ridgeline Rain Jacket · Moss · AW26 · 1,600 units · $34,560 · vendor ref HT-88412
Acknowledged
Received
Wed 2 Sep
From North Stride
Acknowledged
Thu 3 Sep
Ex-factory Mon 21 Sep
Brought forward
Wed 9 Sep
Retailer request, to W38
XL slipped
Wed 9 Sep 09:42
Fabric late, 4 days
ASN submitted
Wed 9 Sep
ASN-0451, 1,360 units
Delivery
Thu 17 Sep
Riverside DC, ETA
LineSKUSizeOrderedConfirmedEx-factoryOn ASNStatus
1C10438-MOS-SS320320
Mon 14 Sep
320On ASN
2C10438-MOS-MM560560
Mon 14 Sep
560On ASN
3C10438-MOS-LL480480
Mon 14 Sep
480On ASN
4C10438-MOS-XLXL240240
Fri 18 Sep
was Mon 14 Sep · slipped Wed 9 Sep 09:42
0Slipped
Total1,6001,6001,360
Shipment
ASN-0451In transit
1,360 units · 34 cartons · sizes S, M, L
Carrier Northwind Freight · booking FB-1190
ETA Riverside DC · Thu 17 Sep
Invoice
INV-2211Submitted
$29,376 · 1,360 units at $21.60
Submitted Wed 9 Sep · due Sat 17 Oct
Against ASN-0451 · XL to follow
Same order the buyer sees in merchmix · every change datedLast change Wed 9 Sep 09:42 · Harbor Tex

This year's sales set the quantity.

Sales, stock and intake are live, in seconds, so the quantity is set against what sells now. Size analysis names the size out of balance and the fix.

CORE · SIZE ANALYSIS

The right depth, in the right size.

Rain Jacket · Moss · All stores · Illustrative analysis

Size most exposedM 2 weeks cover
Recommended buy100 units
At $24 unit cost$2,400
SizeSales / weekAvailableInboundCoverBuy
S84806 wks0
M1824122 wks72
L145604 wks28
XL63606 wks0

WHY SIZE M NEEDS ATTENTION

39% of sales. 20% of stock.

M sells 18 units a week, with 24 available and 12 inbound. Add 72 units to reach 6 weeks of cover.

Sales mix39%
Stock mix20%
100 units · S–XL

Buy = target weeks × weekly sales − available − inbound, floored at zero. Cover includes inbound; confirm its arrival date before ordering. Demo only.

No buy sheet gets rebuilt by hand.

Units, landed cost, RRP and first margin on every style; the total recalculates as quantities change; the range goes to your ERP as purchase orders, by supplier.

RANGE PLAN · BUY SHEET

Ridgeline · SS27

NS · Outerwear and Fleece · 9 options · landed at FOB plus 11.5% · first margin ex VAT
2 suppliers
OptionUnitsFOBLandedRRPFirst marginBuy at landedStatus
Harbor Tex6 options · Outerwear
C10438
Rain Jacket · Moss
21.6024.0889.0067.5%$57,792
C10439
Rain Jacket · Slate
21.6024.0889.0067.5%$43,344
C10421
Shell Jacket · Slate
24.4027.2199.0067.0%$43,536
C10512
Softshell · Ink
19.8022.0879.0066.5%$30,912
C10702
Gilet · Ink
14.2015.8359.0067.8%$18,996
C10520
Insulated Jacket · Moss
31.5035.12129.0067.3%$31,608
Harbor Tex total9,300$226,188
Ready
Meridian Apparel3 options · Fleece
C10677
Half Zip Fleece · Sand
12.4013.8349.0066.1%$16,596
C10678
Half Zip Fleece · Ink
12.4013.8349.0066.1%$12,447
C10690
Full Zip Fleece · Moss
15.8017.6265.0067.5%$12,334
Meridian Apparel total2,800$41,377
Ready
Range total12,100 units67.2%$267.6k2 purchase orders ready
Totals recalculate as you type · purchase orders raise in the ERP by supplierLast edit 10:03 · Marco Reyes

yukti handles the reorders you’d approve anyway.

Within your rules, yukti raises replenishment and cuts the purchase order on selling lines. You approve, or let it run.

YuktiLIVE
Yukti AI operator
Yukti
Gilet in Ink is selling at 8.4% a week and cover drops below three weeks at W41. I’ve cut the order on the three sizes that are selling and left XS and XL out, both have over six weeks of cover. It is over 250 units, so under your rules it needs you rather than R-04.
Purchase order proposalOPTIMAL
SIZECOVER NOWUNITS
S2.9 wks100
M2.1 wks300
L2.4 wks200
Total buy600 units · $8,520
Message Yukti...
Yukti can make mistakes. Check important information.
YuktiLIVE
Yukti AI operator
Yukti
Does this look good?
Yes
Purchase order proposal
PO-7708 · Harbor Tex600 units · $8,520Lands W40
Message Yukti...
Yukti can make mistakes. Check important information.

Two other desks read the same figures.

The planner sets the OTB you buy into; the supplier sees the order you place. Nothing is re-keyed.

Planner

Sets the budget and MFP (WSSI) your range is bought against, in core.

Supplier

Sees your order, dates and shipments in beacon, on the same line.

Product developer

Costs and approves the style in forge before it is ranged.

Taste is not automated.

yukti proposes a quantity, a reorder, sometimes a new style. Nothing is bought until you approve it, unless you wrote the rule. The range is your call.

Questions, answered.

Can I see margin before I commit?

Yes. Units, landed cost, RRP and first margin, on every style.

Does the buy reach our ERP?

Yes, as purchase orders by supplier; raised and delivered status tracks back to each line.

How does the supplier get the order?

Through beacon: order, dates, shipments and invoices, on the same line.

Can we start with just the buying side?

Yes. The planning layer first; the rest later.

Could next season's buy happen in it?

Live in 12 to 15 weeks, end to end. A free 6-week POC on your own data, no contract, comes first.

Better commitments, earlier.

A 1-hour demo with sales and product. Bring a category and last season’s actuals.

Updated 14 September 2026