Create Assortment Fit View

In this view, the Buyer or Planner creates the Assortment Fit to meet the Approved Assortment Strategy. Assortment Fit represents the final, optimized assortment range tailored to a specific combination of Product, Location, and Calendar. It is the culmination of the assortment planning process, designed to deliver the most effective product mix that aligns with strategic goals.

The primary objectives of Assortment Fit are to:

• Meet the Total Option Count: Ensure the assortment includes the exact number of options required for the given Product, Location, and Calendar combination.

• Achieve the Target Attribute Mix: Balance the assortment across key attributes (for example; color, size, style) to match predefined targets, ensuring variety and relevance.

• Incorporate Best-Selling Assortments: Prioritize top-performing items or combinations that drive sales and customer satisfaction, maximizing the assortment’s potential. Buyers or Planners have indicated specialized preferences with Item Intent.

• Generate Assortment Fit: By leveraging data-driven insights, the Assortment Fit algorithm intelligently selects the best possible products for each unique context, ensuring the assortment is customer-centric, strategically aligned and performance-driven. The system recommendation is populated after running the Generate Assortment Fit Application Action.

• Approve Assortment: Once all reconciliation and analysis is complete, you approve the assortment, copying Wp version into Cp, and enabling the appropriate next steps of Assortment Range export or Item Flow planning.

This assortment serves as the actionable plan for execution, bridging the gap between strategy and implementation, and ensuring every product, location, and time frame is optimized for maximum impact.