NuORDER vs Retail Directions Merchandise Planning

NuORDER by Lightspeed is a hosted B2B commerce platform for wholesale transactions between brands and retailers. Brands can use password-protected, branded wholesale websites to take orders around the clock, with account-specific pricing, discounts and product visibility. Order tools include processing, invoice and payment requests, custom views and buyer tracking. API and FTP integrations can sync inventory data and show pre-book and available-to-sell stock; NuORDER says it integrates with more than 120 ERP, PLM and POS systems. Retailers can apply for free Marketplace access to discover brands and place orders, with centralized order management and fulfillment tracking. A separate Assortments platform supports buy planning with visual roll-ups, localized size curves and real-time collaboration. NuORDER presents its wholesale platform to brands selling to department stores, specialty retailers and off-price retailers. It describes 24/7 technical support and professional services for onboarding, integration, adoption and training. Retailer Marketplace access is listed at free; seller pricing requires a demo, and plans vary with business size and scale.

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.