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March 2009

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New Fashion Planning Solution Suite Brings Advanced Science to the Art of Fashion Retailing

From preseason planning to end-of-season clearance, Oracle Retail's new fashion planning solution suite provides holistic, end-to-end management of the short product lifecycles that drive fashion retailing.

The new solution integrates all aspects of the fashion product lifecycle into a single solution, including demand planning, merchandise financial planning, item and assortment planning, size profile optimization, and in-season clearance optimization.

"By injecting advanced science throughout the planning workflow, retailers can rapidly transition floor sets and encourage frequent customer visits while minimizing the risk of trend-sensitive merchandise," says Chris Morrison, vice president of planning solutions.

Details, Details: Comprehensive, Integrated Planning Workflow
Oracle Retail's fashion planning solution suite combines modules for merchandise financial planning, item planning, and assortment planning into a seamless workflow that spans the entire merchandising lifecycle, from high-level business objectives to detailed assortment execution at the SKU/store level.

By bringing together all these elements, the solution supports and reconciles both top-down and bottom-up planning throughout the retail organization.

Oracle Retail's fashion planning solution suite includes modules for demand forecasting, size profile optimization, and in-season clearance optimization — critical elements for maximizing profits in short lifecycle merchandising.

Proven, Scalable Infrastructure
Building on the launch of Oracle Retail Release 13 in June 2008, the fashion planning solution suite represents the next major initiative toward building the industry's most complete and integrated suite of enterprise software for retailers.

"The new solution combines Oracle's best-of-breed analytical engines with a fit-for-purpose architecture," adds Morrison. "The result is an infrastructure that's proven and scalable."

Learn more about Oracle Retail's fashion planning solution suite.

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