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TPF AND JEDOX PLAN THE WORLD

The Planning Factory is porting it’s Impact Planner tool to the Jedox PALO Open Source OLAP tool. We plan to complete the process during Q2 2008. Eventually we plan to release an Open Source W.S.S.I. Planning tool over the internet with associated online training courses for developers, administrators and end users. Our goal is to create a global community of merchandise planners in retail organisations of all sizes and types.

We’ll post more information here as it becomes available

Impact Planner will still be available on the Applix TM1 platform for our legacy customers

SOYSAL WELCOMES TPF TO TURKEY

Turkish based training & consultancy company Soysal have partnered with TPF to provide Merchandise Planning Training and consultancy for the Turkish market.

RETAIL DAYS

In late November 2007 John Hobson presented two sessions on Merchandise Planning theory and practice at the Soysal “Perakende Gunleri  - Retail Days” conference in Istanbul. This conference attracted over 3,000 delegates.

JEWSON CARRY ON BUILDING

Builders’ merchants Jewson have decided to extend the use of TM1 to further areas of the business. TPF will assist them in extending their financial budgeting model. Jewson have been a client for 10 years now.

DOMINO PLANS FOR SUCCESS

Cambridge based Domino Printing Sciences are creating a TM1 based financial budgeting system with the help of TPF. The implementation, scheduled to take less than 20 days, will be complete in time for this year’s budgeting round.

LIWA GET INTRODUCED

In June 2007 Liwa Enterprises of Abu Dhabi invited John Hobson to present the “Introduction to Merchandise Planning” course for their brand managers and buyers. The 3 day event at the Sheraton Towers Resort Hotel in Abu Dhabi was a great success.

Liwa’s delegates will also spend time completing the on line course by way of reinforcement.

IT NEVER RAINS BUT IT POURS

UK based Monsoon used TPF’s services to test their merchandise planning conceptual design prior to selecting a vendor for a worldwide planning system

J SAINSBURY TRY SOMETHING DIFFERENT TODAY

J Sainsbury have bought site licenses for Impact Planner for both their TU Clothing and General Merchandise Divisions. The GM implementation covers WSSI only, whilst the TU clothing system covers the entire Merchandise Planning process including Strategic Planning, WSSI, Channel Planning, Store Grading, Range & Assortment Planning to key line planning. Both systems will be live in 2007.

THE PLANNING FACTORY INTRODUCES E-LEARNING FOR MERCHANDISE PLANNING

Understanding Retail Merchandise Planning is a constantly evolving challenge. The Planning Factory has created a training course designed to give delegates a broad understanding of this demanding topic. The course is designed as an e-learning course delivered over the web, but you may wish to consider running it in-house.

For more information, follow this link

FIGLEAVES UNCOVER THEIR ASSETS

Online retailer Figleaves.com has purchased the Applix TM1 modelling software from The Planning Factory in order to leverage their data assets. The Planning Factory will initially work with Figleaves on an SKU optimisation project. See press release for further details

MAKING AN IMPACT!

The Planning Factory have released their IMPACT planner. This is a pre-configured Category Level planning application designed to turbocharge your merchandise planning. See press release and side bar for further details

ANOTHER ROUND?

Thresher Group have extended their use of TM1 to include a financial planning and reporting model to interface with the existing finance and merchandise planning systems. This complements the work already completed with Thresher in merchandise planning.

KEEPING THE TOYS IN THE PRAM

TPF has been selected to provide subject matter expertise in merchandise planning implementation with Mothercare.  The project will involve implementing a third party merchandise planning system to interface with the retailers central system.

BIG IN JAPAN

The Planning Factory has been selected to lead a merchandise planning implementation with a major Japanese retailer. The project will involve implementing a third party merchandise planning system to interface with the retailers central system.

QUENCHING A THIRST FOR KNOWLEDGE

The Planning Factory has been selected by Thresher Group to design and deliver a TM1 based merchandise planning and reporting model to interface with the existing JDA system.

RIGHT FOOT FORWARD

Footwear retailer Kurt Geiger have completed installation of a TM1 based merchandise planning system interfacing with their NSB merchandising system. The solution provides integrated business planning by linking to their existing TM1 based financial budgeting system.