Specialist retail planning solutions that deliver visibility, control and confidence

Combining over 30 years of retail planning expertise with flexible technology, PlanIT helps retailers and global brands gain forward visibility, improve forecasting confidence and make better decisions across stock, assortment and merchandising.

Accurate and efficient retail planning starts with complete visibility

Retail planning teams are often forced to rely on disconnected systems, manual processes and spreadsheet-based workflows to forecast demand, manage stock and plan future performance. Without a single, trusted view of the business, forecasting becomes time-consuming, risk increases and decision-making confidence suffers.

Today's retailers commonly struggle with:

  • Limited visibility of future sales, stock and intake performance
  • Inaccurate or inconsistent data that undermines forecasting confidence
  • Time-consuming manual processes and spreadsheet administration
  • Difficulty identifying risks early enough to take corrective action
  • Misaligned planning decisions that impact stock availability, margin and profitability

Why retailers are choosing PlanIT

With over 30 years experience in the retail sector, our team have specialist and first-hand insight into the nuances of retail planning. We have a selection of both custom made and out-the-box solutions that have helped retailers across the globe gain forward visibility of sales, make confident decisions around range and stock, and protect margin across the wider business.

Our expertise

Assortment Planning
WSSI
Range Architecture
AI Forecasts
MFP
OTB Management
Option Planning
Item Plans

Latest blog posts

Retail Insights
September 23, 2026 1:44 PM

Spotting Stock Risk Before It Hits The P&L: An Early Warning Framework for Merchandising Teams

Picture a typical Monday inside a major apparel brand. The weekly trade meeting is wrapping up, and the team is feeling reasonably...

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Retail Insights
September 2, 2026 6:20 PM

Why Your Retail Analytics Are Looking Backwards (And What To Do About It)

A retailer can have accurate dashboards, a full reporting pack and more data than it has ever had and still be caught out by the next...

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Retail Insights
July 14, 2026 3:48 PM

Closing the Visibility Gap: A Practical Guide for Retail Planning Leaders

Access our free guide that helps merchandising leaders gain full visibility of the gaps in their retail data.

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Retail Insights
June 4, 2026 6:00 PM

Escaping the 'Missing Middle'

We explore the dilemma facing growing retailers as they choose between daunting enterprise software implementations and maintaining the status quo.

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Industry Trends
June 4, 2026 1:00 PM

Learnings from the Retail Technology Show 2026

We outline the key takeaways from our conversations with retailers at RTS 2026 and how these are influencing our product roadmap.

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Events
February 11, 2026 6:00 PM

Retail Technology Show 2026

Join us at the Retail Technology Show 2026 on April 22-23 at Excel London

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