Retail AFA

Retail planning without disconnected review.

Cadence Plan gives apparel, footwear, and accessories teams a decision workspace for merchandise-plan movement, assortment exceptions, inventory exposure, and margin risk while Oracle Fusion, NetSuite, and Oracle EPM stay governed.

Buyer trigger Inventory, assortment, and markdown exposure need one review.
Explain

Merchandise-plan movement, OTB changes, and margin pressure in one narrative.

Prioritize

Assortment, allocation, inventory, and markdown exceptions by planning impact.

Govern

Review patterns that respect the controls already defined in EPM and ERP systems.

Why it matters

Retail plans move faster than review cycles.

AFA teams need one planning narrative across MFP, OTB, assortment, allocation, inventory, receipts, stores, channels, and margin before the next decision gets stale.

"Which parts of the plan need attention this week, and what should we do next?"

That is the question Cadence is designed to answer in the retail planning cycle. A walkthrough goes deeper into the workflow.
Decision flow

From merchandise signal to governed action.

The workspace keeps the retail review cycle consistent while each team sees the decisions tied to their planning role.

01 SignalPlan movement

MFP, OTB, assortment, allocation, inventory, receipt, and margin movement enter one review.

02 ExplainRetail narrative

Cadence explains where exposure sits and why the plan changed before the next review.

03 DecidePriority queue

Buyers, planners, finance, and leadership see the decisions that need action first.

04 GovernControlled follow-through

Approvals, escalations, and writeback patterns stay aligned with planning controls.

Workspace areas

Retail modules shaped around planning decisions.

These areas describe the planning work Cadence helps teams coordinate before the next review.

01

Executive plan health

Summary views that show where the merchandise plan is moving, where risk sits, and what needs review.

02

Assortment signal review

Planning context across product, channel, store, and lifecycle without forcing users through raw grid review.

03

Inventory posture

Exposure views for receipts, sell-through, stock position, and service pressure.

04

Markdown and margin

Risk signals that help teams understand margin pressure before the next planning meeting.

05

Planner narratives

Plain-language explanations of plan movement for leadership, merchants, buyers, and finance.

06

Controlled decisions

Guided review patterns for decisions that need approval, escalation, or writeback.

Planning motions

Retail motions Cadence is built to support.

Start with the planning motion that creates the most review friction, then tailor the workspace to the team's data, roles, and approvals.

MotionMFP / OTB

Plan health, variance, and action context.

MotionAssortment

Style, channel, and location planning signals.

MotionInventory

Receipts, cover, and service exposure.

MotionMargin

Markdown pressure and profitability risk.

Systems

Designed around Oracle Fusion, NetSuite, Oracle EPM, and warehouse views.

Controls

Approvals and follow-through patterns are mapped to the existing planning environment.

Rollout

Start with one retail planning motion, then expand by team, category, and review cadence.

Request a retail demo

See the retail workspace for your team.

We will tailor the walkthrough to your merchandise, assortment, inventory, or margin planning priorities.

  • Merchandise, assortment, inventory, or markdown focus
  • Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP, NetSuite, Oracle EPM, or adjacent planning environment fit
  • Security and implementation questions handled directly