MarkdownEdge

Make smarter markdown decisions and maximise the return on your stock investment.
MarkdownEdge
In Retail, it is tough to improve the bottom line.

But retailers can be giving away 5-10% more margin than necessary during clearance sales. Making sure you sell enough without discounting more heavily than you need to is complex.

That’s where we can help.

Through a combination of advanced analytics and pricing advice, we can provide you with the best discounting recommendations (both pricing and timing), so you can optimise each markdown and maximise the return on your stock investment.

MarkdownEdge delivers results¹
5-15% increase in cash gross margin
€300m+ in benefits delivered to our clients
c.15% time savings for team

Benefits

Increase profitability

Increase profitability

Through improved balance between terminal stock and margin

Improve processes

Improve processes

Reduced margin leakage through improved and consistent processes and controls

Improve forecasting

Improve forecasting

With improved markdown planning and budgeting, you're able to quantify and forecast the impacts of price changes to the business

Save time

Save time

Analyses the numbers for you and provides reliable price recommendations

Return to full price sales

Return to full price sales

Increased store space and reduced cannibalisation of full priced sales

Supported by advanced analytics

Supported by advanced analytics

Pricing recommendations are driven by advanced analytical models which are constantly tuned and updated by pricing experts

Our experienced consultants also help you and your team to understand how to use the insights to make better decisions on an ongoing basis.

Features

Our service includes a software tool, hosted by Deloitte and accessed by Merchandisers through their web-browser. It contains multiple features to meet our clients' diverse business requirements:
Store / cluster level recommendations
Multi-country / currency support
Multi-channel & multi-banner support
Multi-language support
Customisable workspace
Streamlined scenario configuration

How it works

You provide simple historical data on sales, pricing and stock volumes and any business rules and constraints in your markdown processes.
We then configure the system to your needs and train your team - providing hands-on support to get you up and running.
MarkdownEdge forecasts sales and finds the right price for every product. Plus, each time you upload new data, MarkdownEdge leverages machine learning to ensure its recommendations are optimal.
You can simulate different clearance strategies, to make more informed decisions and plans.
You simply log in, review your recommendations, finalise discounts and then upload to your price management system. It means you have clear oversight and control and can standardise your pricing approach across different merchandising teams.

Get in touch

Make more profitable discounting decisions.

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Footnote

¹ Increase in cash gross margin is an average benefit delivered to retailers, annually. Time savings is an average benefit which is delivered to retailers once upon implementation.