Retail Directions Merchandise Planning
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What it is
Retail Directions Merchandise Planning is a web-based merchandise management solution for planning, buying, and managing retail ranges with live sales, gross margin, and inventory data. Retailers can budget sales and profit by time, location, and item, and plan finances by category. Purchasing covers orders for direct delivery, cross-dock, and break-bulk, plus purchase and on-demand allocations. Store replenishment algorithms and stock redistribution support balancing or consolidating inventory across stores. Markdown and promotion planning are included. SalesCube provides margin and sell-through analysis across three dimensions. Retail Directions describes one integrated database shared by its retail solutions and lists partner integrations with Adyen, Afterpay, humm, Laybuy, Slyp, and Zip. The web product is paid, with pricing on request. The company says retailers in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and the United Kingdom use its platform.
Spec sheet
- Purpose
- The merchandise management solution supports planning, buying, and managing retail ranges using live sales, gross margin, and inventory data.Read 4 Oct 2026 · retaildirections.com
- Audience
- The company says retailers across Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and the United Kingdom use its platform, including fashion, specialty homewares, and multi-brand value retailers.Read 4 Oct 2026 · retaildirections.com
- Integrations
- The company lists Adyen, Afterpay, humm, Laybuy, Slyp, and Zip as payment and fintech partners, and says partner integrations are supported, tested, and maintained.Read 4 Oct 2026 · retaildirections.com
- Security
- The privacy policy says the company uses commercially acceptable means to protect personal data but cannot guarantee absolute security.Read 4 Oct 2026 · retaildirections.com
- Support
- Existing clients are directed to the client portal for support, and the company lists [email protected] for general enquiries.Read 4 Oct 2026 · retaildirections.com
- Headquarters
- Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaRead 28 Sep 2026 · retaildirections.com
- Founded
- 1993Read 28 Sep 2026 · retaildirections.com
- Analysis
- SalesCube is used for margin and sell-through analysis, with analysis across three dimensions.Read 4 Oct 2026 · retaildirections.com
- Company history
- Retail Directions says it has focused on building retail software for more than 30 years.Read 4 Oct 2026 · retaildirections.com
- Download
- The company offers a platform overview download covering merchandise alongside its other retail platform areas.Read 4 Oct 2026 · retaildirections.com
- Inventory
- It includes store stock replenishment algorithms and stock redistribution for store balancing and consolidation.Read 4 Oct 2026 · retaildirections.com
- Planning
- Features include sales and profit budgeting by time, location, and item, plus financial category planning.Read 4 Oct 2026 · retaildirections.com
- Platform architecture
- Retail Directions describes its platform as built around one integrated database shared by its retail solutions.Read 4 Oct 2026 · retaildirections.com
- Promotions
- Markdown and promotion planning are listed features.Read 4 Oct 2026 · retaildirections.com
- Purchasing
- The solution supports purchase orders for direct delivery, cross-dock, and break-bulk, as well as purchase and on-demand allocations.Read 4 Oct 2026 · retaildirections.com
Plans and prices
Retail Directions Merchandise Management Priced on request Contact the company for a demonstration; no public price or plan limits stated Read 4 Oct 2026 · retaildirections.com
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Strong points and limits
Strong points
- Plans sales and profit by location
- Supports direct and cross-dock purchasing
- Includes replenishment algorithms
- Provides three-dimensional margin analysis
- Uses one integrated database
Limits
- Pricing is available on request
- No public plan limits stated
- Security cannot be guaranteed absolutely
Who it suits
It suits retailers managing merchandise planning, assortments, allocations, replenishment, and markdowns across stores and locations.
Verdict
Retail Directions brings planning, purchasing, inventory, promotions, and analysis into one web-based retail platform. Its stated regional retail audience and integrated database are useful context when assessing fit.
Where Specifiction places it
- Retail Merchandise Management Software#14 of 246.9
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