๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ช๐ด ๐๐ฆ๐ณ๐ค๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ช๐ด๐ฆ ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ?
Merchandise planning is like picking out the clothes you want to wear.
Store owners want to make sure they have the right clothes in their store for people to buy.
So, they plan by looking at different parts of the process.
1๏ธโฃ One part is ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ ๐๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐.
This means choosing which clothes the store will sell. For example, a store might decide to sell more summer clothes during the summer and more winter clothes during the winter.
2๏ธโฃ Another part is ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ด๐.
This means deciding how much to charge for the clothes. For example, a store might charge more for a designer shirt and less for a plain shirt.
3๏ธโฃ Finally, store owners also make sure they have the right amount of clothes in stock. This is called ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐.
For example, a store might order more shorts before summer to have enough for the season.