The Boon Difference: How Expert Inventory Planning Transforms Growing Brands
The Boon Difference: How Expert Inventory Planning Transforms Growing Brands
Here at Boon, we’re all about making inventory planning best practices, retail demand forecasting, and strategic inventory management understandable and accessible to all retail businesses. All the big legacy retail companies know the importance of accurate inventory planning, and they have teams and systems in place to manage this efficiently and profitably. But startup businesses often struggle to find the right talent, and they can’t always afford to hire experienced inventory planners.
Boon provides a solution by connecting our team of experienced merchandise planners fractional inventory managers, and inventory management consultants with startup retail businesses to get the best return on your investment. Our team members have an average of ten years of industry experience, and we come alongside you as thought partners to create customized tools that enable more profitable decisions. You get experienced merchandise planning consultants who can execute efficiently, without the hassle of hiring new team members. Let’s talk about the Boon difference and how we can take your business to the next level.
We’re the data analytics multi-tool you’ve been missing
Our vast amount of industry experience spans a variety of retailers and business models, so our team understands all the different ways your inventory moves from you to the customer. We also have experience in most product categories, including apparel, accessories, home goods, CPG.
Our team takes care to learn the nuance of your business in order to expertly develop tailored sales forecasting tools, demand planning models, and assortment planning strategies for your specific business needs so you can make better inventory decisions immediately. Not only do we help you solve the inventory planning problems you know you have today, but with our proactive approach we help you get ahead of future sales forecasting and inventory concerns.
You get the same enterprise-level inventory planning expertise as the big legacy retailers at a price that works for your business.
No software needed: We build customized forecasting tools and reporting systems
Many new retail businesses manage sales at a high level, but as they grow they realize the importance of having SKU-level sales forecasts, accurate reorder planning, and strategic demand planning in order to keep top-performing items in stock and avoid overbuying slower-moving products.
Creating item level sales plans can be time consuming if you don’t have this type of expertise on your team already. Naturally, many new companies will look for a variety of time-saving solutions, including inventory planning software or automated forecasting platforms. Sales forecasting software has it’s advantages and limitations—it often doesn’t offer the customization that so many retail businesses need.
With our team of experts, we create customized tools and reports that are tailored to your business needs and preferences, enabling faster and more profitable business decisions. We can work with any software platform you’re already using. We can work with any software platform you’re already using — Shopify, Netsuite, Cin7, or your homegrown spreadsheets.
Want to see some examples? Check out this 5 minute video walking through a few case studies of how we’ve helped different clients in the past.
Our flexibility means you get exactly what you need
One of the biggest challenges of building a new retail business is trying to manage it all. Startup team members wear many hats, and in the early days of a business you may have one team member covering multiple areas of the business. Thoughtfully deciding where to invest in your team’s roles and responsibilities can be a major key to success.
That’s where Boon is an incredible support partner as you grow. We can begin to take work off your team’s plate before you’re even ready to grow your team. Our past clients continue to share that even our part-time support feels like they’ve added a full-time team member.
Clients often begin with 8 hours of weekly support and add on as their business grows, and they love having this type of fractional planning support without the long-term commitment, paperwork, and expenses of hiring internally. Whether you need ongoing demand planning, inventory analysis, or monthly forecasting support, we’re equipped to work with you at any capacity you can imagine.
Get the inventory planning support you need now
Book a call with us to learn more about how we can provide customized support to your growing retail business. — whether that’s demand planning, inventory optimization, assortment planning, or cash flow–aligned inventory strategies.
And stick around for more blog posts in the coming months where we’ll share our favorite tips and tricks around sales reporting and analysis, sales forecasting, inventory planning, and more. Sign up for our monthly newsletter so you don’t miss a thing.