Notes from the inside of retail decisions.
Why we built Solya, how we think about decisions, agents and data, and what we’re seeing on the ground with retail teams.
Anaplan for retail inventory: what it does for stock
Evaluating Anaplan for stock? It plans brilliantly and stops at the plan. Here's what Anaplan does for inventory — and the layer that picks up where it ends.
Blue Yonder for retail inventory: fit and shape
Blue Yonder automates stock decisions at enterprise scale. The real buyer question isn't whether it's capable — it's whether the suite is your shape.
RELEX for retail inventory: fit and shape
RELEX is a category-leading planning platform that runs stock at scale. The real buyer question is whether a unified platform is your shape.
ToolsGroup for retail inventory: fit and shape
ToolsGroup brings probabilistic forecasting and service-driven MEIO to store-level stock. The real buyer question is shape, not capability.
What commercial management software doesn't decide
A commercial management system records your sales, orders, and invoices — but it never decides what to reorder, transfer, or mark down.
ERP for retail stores: what it covers as you scale
An ERP for retail stores records and standardises every location cleanly — but the per-store decisions multiply faster than any ERP can make them.
Point-of-sale software: recording sales isn't deciding
Every checkout records exactly what sold, then does nothing with it. Recording a sale is not deciding — and that gap is where retail margin leaks.
What a retail supply chain manager actually decides
The retail supply chain manager is graded on service and cost, but their tools stop at forecasts and reports — never at the decisions the role turns on.
What is visual merchandising in retail? Definition + role
Visual merchandising turns a store's space into sales, and its results depend entirely on the assortment and stock decisions made upstream.
What is WSSI? Weekly sales, stock & intake planning
WSSI — weekly sales, stock and intake — is the weekly heartbeat of merchandise planning. It sets the financial frame, but it doesn't make the decisions.
Retail ERP vs a decision layer: what each does
A retail ERP is your system of record — it runs the transactions. It doesn't decide the SKU/store moves. That's a different layer, and often a missing one.
What does a retail merchandiser do? Role and skills
A retail merchandiser decides what a store sells, how much, and at what price. It's a decision job — and the decisions now outnumber the hours to make them.
What is a retail supply chain? Definition and stages
A retail supply chain moves a product from source to shelf. The physical flow is largely solved — the leverage now sits in the decisions that run it.
Omnichannel strategy: a practical guide for retailers
An omnichannel strategy isn't a list of channels to connect. It's an operating model for deciding — one stock, one customer — across all of them.
What is store inventory? Methods and why accuracy matters
Store inventory is the stock a shop holds and the record of it. When the two disagree — and they usually do — every downstream decision inherits the error.
AI in retail stores: what it actually does today
AI in retail stores is sold as robots and cameras. The AI that actually moves margin is invisible — it decides what to stock, move, and mark down.
Inventory planning: definition, why it matters, examples
Inventory planning decides what to buy, hold, allocate, and move across a season. Most retailers run it as a forecast when it is a chain of decisions.
What is omnichannel retail? Definition, stakes, examples
Omnichannel retail is usually sold as a plumbing project. It is really a decision problem: one stock pool, many channels, all competing for the same units.