EPM for the Retail Industry
Helping retailers connect merchandising, stores, e-commerce and finance — with driver-based planning, true channel profitability, and faster, smarter merchandise decisions.
Retail performance is driven by traffic, conversion, basket size, assortment, inventory and store economics across merchandising, store operations, e-commerce and finance.
Cloudmaven delivers integrated retail EPM solutions that connect channel performance to financial outcomes.
Advantages for the Retail Industry
Key Challenges
- Thin margins under constant pressure from price competition
- Complex omnichannel planning across stores, e-commerce, and marketplaces
- Inventory imbalances – stock-outs, overstock, and high markdown losses
- Heavy reliance on Excel for merchandise, store, and workforce planning
Our Approach
- Connecting merchandise, store, e-commerce and finance into one driver-based model
- Translating retail logic (OTB, sell-through, markdowns) into EPM design
- Multi-channel and multi-store profitability with full transparency
- Embedding promotion, pricing and footfall scenarios into planning
Core KPIs
- Like-for-Like Sales Growth
- Gross Margin %
- Sell-Through Rate
- Inventory Turnover (DIO)
- Markdown %