SAS Merchandise Planning review
A broad planning suite for retailers balancing financial goals with localized assortments.
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
SAS Merchandise Planning is a retail planning software suite for established retailers managing financial targets, assortments, locations and seasonal demand. Its scope covers merchandise financial planning, assortment planning, store clustering, assortment localization, in-season management and omnichannel merchandise planning. Retail teams can use customer, product and location relationships to shape localized assortments while connecting merchandise decisions with financial goals. The product is especially suited to organizations that need planning across stores, products, sizes, colors, seasons and channels rather than a narrowly focused assortment tool.
The planning depth is its clearest strength. Teams can analyze style, color and size combinations, build localized assortments by selling location, and use store clustering to align merchandise with different locations. Scenario planning supports comparison of assortment options, while preseason and in-season demand planning address different stages of the retail calendar. Intelligent open-to-buy planning adds a financial control layer, and the newer Intelligent Planning offering extends the suite with demand forecasting, scenario planning, omnichannel planning and intelligent open-to-buy functionality for retail and consumer goods organizations.
SAS Merchandise Planning uses a contact-sales pricing model, so buyers should expect a sales-led evaluation rather than a published self-serve plan structure. The product’s breadth makes it a strong candidate for retailers coordinating financial, assortment, location and channel decisions in one planning environment. It may be less suitable for teams seeking only a lightweight assortment worksheet or a tightly limited planning function. Buyers should also distinguish the established merchandise planning materials from SAS’s newer Intelligent Planning offering on SAS Viya when assessing the capabilities most relevant to their operating model.
SAS Merchandise Planning pros and cons
- Where it wins
- Combines financial, assortment, demand and omnichannel planning
- Supports localized assortments, clustering and location decisions
- Includes style-color-size analysis, scenarios and open-to-buy planning
- Where it doesn't
- Pricing requires contacting sales
- Its broad scope may exceed the needs of narrow planning teams
- Newer Intelligent Planning capabilities are presented separately from legacy materials
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